CHARLES MIX COUNTY
State Map Charles Mix County Highlighted

1997 AG CENSUS
Number of Farms 735
Land in Farms (acres) 679,852
Average Farm Size (acres) 925
Average Age of Farmers 51.4

 
COUNTY RANKING - 2000
Crops Livestock
Corn 17 Soybeans 18 All Cattle 3
All Wheat 34 Winter Wheat 20 Beef Cows 6
Spring Wheat 39 Oats 26 Milk Cows 18
Alfalfa Hay 12 Other Hay 7 Hogs & Pigs 2
Sunflower 36 CRP 1/ 46 Sheep 22
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 120,000 85 10,242,000 bu
Soybeans 141,700 27 3,826,000 bu
All Wheat 28,500 35 996,000 bu
Winter Wheat 19,700 38 756,000 bu
Spring Wheat 8,800 27 240,000 bu
Oats 2,800 64 179,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 52,000 2.29 119,000 tons
Other Hay 36,000 1.44 52,000 tons
Sunflower 1,000 1,790 1,790,000 pounds
7,023 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/ 111,000
Beef Cows 1/ 46,000
Milk Cows 1/ 2,000
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 72,528
All Sheep 2/ 4,788
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2001
2/     Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $40,168
Livestock & Related Products $72,968
Total Receipts $113,136
Government Payments $17,660
All Cash Receipts 1/ $139,054
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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