| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 5 | Soybeans | 9 | All Cattle | 38 | |||||
| All Wheat | 59 | Winter Wheat | 63 | Beef Cows | 53 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 54 | Oats | 39 | Milk Cows | 7 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 45 | Other Hay | 58 | Hogs & Pigs | 5 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 57 | Sheep | 6 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 124,600 | 123 | 15,310,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 156,500 | 35 | 5,448,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 1,100 | 52 | 57,600 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 900 | 51 | 46,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,300 | 83 | 108,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 17,000 | 4.00 | 68,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 1.93 | 13,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 3,158 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 52,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 13,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 4,500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 58,492 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 14,101 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $51,373 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $48,283 | |||
| Total Receipts | $99,656 | |||
| Government Payments | $17,881 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $125,816 | |||
| 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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