| YANKTON COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 636 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 261,071 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 410 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.4 | ||||
| YANKTON COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 636 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 261,071 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 410 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.4 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 20 | Soybeans | 24 | All Cattle | 57 | |||||
| All Wheat | 62 | Winter Wheat | 59 | Beef Cows | 53 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 63 | Oats | 49 | Milk Cows | 34 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 25 | Other Hay | 63 | Hogs & Pigs | 13 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 56 | Sheep | 5 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 84,000 | 103 | 8,642,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 94,200 | 34 | 3,213,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 700 | 34 | 24,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 500 | 38 | 19,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 1,400 | 57 | 80,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 29,000 | 3.18 | 92,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 6,000 | 1.27 | 7,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 3,465 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 36,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 14,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 37,823 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 15,540 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $33,947 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $30,259 | |||
| Total Receipts | $64,206 | |||
| Government Payments | $11,260 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $80,317 | |||
| 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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