| 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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 17 | Soybeans | 18 | All Cattle | 57 | |||||
| All Wheat | 61 | Winter Wheat | 57 | Beef Cows | 53 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 64 | Oats | 33 | Milk Cows | 35 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 20 | Other Hay | 59 | Hogs & Pigs | 13 | |||||
| Sunflower | 57 | CRP 1/ | 58 | Sheep | 5 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 82,000 | 127 | 10,414,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 90,300 | 40 | 3,612,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 2,800 | 75 | 210,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 25,000 | 4.00 | 100,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 1.70 | 11,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 3,356 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 | 33,496 |
| Beef Cows | 12,672 |
| Milk Cows | 770 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 37,823 |
| All Sheep | 15,540 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $37,300 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $22,757 | |||
| Total Receipts | $60,057 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,232 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $69,532 | |||
| 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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