| TURNER COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 832 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 352,353 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 424 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.2 | ||||
| TURNER COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 832 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 352,353 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 424 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.2 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 4 | Soybeans | 6 | All Cattle | 37 | |||||
| All Wheat | 62 | Winter Wheat | 61 | Beef Cows | 51 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 59 | Oats | 44 | Milk Cows | 6 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 41 | Other Hay | 58 | Hogs & Pigs | 5 | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 59 | Sheep | 6 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 143,000 | 138 | 19,734,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 138,200 | 42 | 5,804,400 | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 2,700 | 60 | 162,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 18,000 | 3.90 | 70,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 1.80 | 12,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 3,102 acres were in the1998 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 50,835 |
| Beef Cows | 13,008 |
| Milk Cows | 4,486 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 58,492 |
| All Sheep | 14,101 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $56,455 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $44,081 | |||
| Total Receipts | $100,536 | |||
| Government Payments | $9,225 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $117,551 | |||
| SOURCE: Bureau of Economis Analysis, U.S. Dept of Commerce | 1/ Includes crops, livestock, gov. pymts, and misc. income. | |||
Prepared by: South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service
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