| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 19 | Soybeans | 23 | All Cattle | 57 | |||||
| All Wheat | 59 | Winter Wheat | 51 | Beef Cows | 57 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 64 | Oats | 38 | Milk Cows | 30 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 25 | Other Hay | 51 | Hogs & Pigs | 13 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 56 | Sheep | 5 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 74,000 | 112 | 8,280,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 94,800 | 32 | 3,034,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 1,000 | 35 | 35,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 800 | 35 | 28,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 1,100 | 62 | 68,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 30,000 | 3.49 | 104,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 10,000 | 1.80 | 18,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 3,999 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 35,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 12,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 900 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 37,823 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 15,540 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $36,691 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $33,225 | |||
| Total Receipts | $69,916 | |||
| Government Payments | $10,626 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $85,617 | |||
| 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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