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 - 1999
Crops Livestock
Corn 13 Soybeans 14 All Cattle 3
All Wheat 31 Winter Wheat 17 Beef Cows 5
Spring Wheat 39 Oats 17 Milk Cows 18
Alfalfa Hay 8 Other Hay 5 Hogs & Pigs 2
Sunflower 35 CRP 1/ 46 Sheep 22
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 107,200 100 10,690,000 bu
Soybeans 131,500 33 4,391,000 bu
All Wheat 33,800 44 1,490,400 bu
Winter Wheat 26,900 46 1,237,400 bu
Spring Wheat 6,900 37 253,000 bu
Oats 3,000 71 213,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 45,000 4.02 181,000 tons
Other Hay 40,000 2.20 88,000 tons
Sunflower 2,600 1,690 4,394,000 pounds
7,096 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/ 109,000
Beef Cows 1/ 45,000
Milk Cows 1/ 2,000
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 72,528
All Sheep 2/ 4,788
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2000
2/     Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $45,076
Livestock & Related Products $64,205
Total Receipts $109,281
Government Payments $19,998
All Cash Receipts 1/ $136,951
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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