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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
Corn | 9 | Soybeans | 9 | All Cattle | 3 | |||||
All Wheat | 33 | Winter Wheat | 18 | Beef Cows | 6 | |||||
Spring Wheat | 38 | Oats | 17 | Milk Cows | 18 | |||||
Alfalfa Hay | 8 | Other Hay | 6 | Hogs & Pigs | 2 | |||||
Sunflower | 27 | CRP 1/ | 48 | Sheep | 22 | |||||
1/ Conservation Reserve Program |
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
Corn | 116,000 | 120 | 13,920,000 | bu |
Soybeans | 118,700 | 41 | 4,866,700 | bu |
All Wheat | 39,100 | 37 | 1,453,200 | bu |
Winter Wheat | 26,500 | 42 | 1,113,000 | bu |
Spring Wheat | 12,600 | 27 | 340,200 | bu |
Oats | 6,000 | 70 | 420,000 | bushels |
Alfalfa Hay | 42,000 | 3.50 | 147,200 | tons |
Other Hay | 39,000 | 1.90 | 74,200 | tons |
Sunflower | 6,500 | 1,540 | 10,010,000 | pounds |
7,738 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 | 105,282 |
Beef Cows | 43,953 |
Milk Cows | 1,914 |
Hogs & Pigs | 72,528 |
All Sheep | 4,788 |
1/ Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census |
CASH RECEIPTS - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
Crops | $50,268 | |||
Livestock & Related Products | $55,012 | |||
Total Receipts | $105,280 | |||
Government Payments | $9,776 | |||
All Cash Receipts 1/ | $122,276 | |||
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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