CHARLES MIX COUNTY | |||||
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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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