| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 19 | Soybeans | 22 | All Cattle | 56 | |||||
| All Wheat | 60 | Winter Wheat | 54 | Beef Cows | 53 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 61 | Oats | 45 | Milk Cows | 35 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 24 | Other Hay | 61 | Hogs & Pigs | 13 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 59 | Sheep | 5 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 77,100 | 111 | 8,538,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 98,600 | 31 | 3,064,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 1,200 | 47 | 55,800 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 1,200 | 69 | 83,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 26,000 | 3.88 | 101,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 6,500 | 1.85 | 12,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 2,433 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/ | 35,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 13,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 37,823 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 15,540 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $33,573 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $26,231 | |||
| Total Receipts | $59,804 | |||
| Government Payments | $11,562 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $75,874 | |||
| 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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