| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 16 | Soybeans | 15 | All Cattle | 57 | |||||
| All Wheat | 62 | Winter Wheat | 59 | Beef Cows | 53 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 62 | Oats | 28 | Milk Cows | 35 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 13 | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 56 | Sheep | 5 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 56,000 | 84 | 4,704,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 83,000 | 30 | 2,490,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 3,000 | 50 | 150,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 4,892 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 33,496 |
| Beef Cows | 12,672 |
| Milk Cows | 770 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 37,823 |
| All Sheep | 15,540 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $37,372 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $33,496 | |||
| Total Receipts | $70,868 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,853 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $76,027 | |||
| 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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