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Clark County Agriculture
Statistics
2006
| Land in Farms |
165,000 acres |
| Number of Farms |
750 farms |
Number of Farm Owners and/or Operators |
2515 |
| Average Farm size |
220 acres |
| Commercial Grain Storage Capacity |
4,104,000 bushels |
| 2006 Crops |
Acres harvested |
Yield |
Production |
Rank |
| Corn for Grain (bu) |
56,900 |
174.7 |
9,941,600 |
20 |
| Soybeans (bu) |
72,900 |
53.1 |
3,870,100 |
29 |
| Wheat (bu) |
4,100 |
75.6 |
310,100 |
47 |
| All Hay (ton) |
6,500 |
3.54 |
23,000 |
58 |
| In the past 30 years, Clark County ranks 6th out of 88 counties, in yield per acre of field crops. |
| Livestock |
Number |
State Rank |
| All cattle & calves (1/1/07) |
18,000 |
25 |
| Milk Cows (1/1/07) |
2,400 |
35 |
| All Hogs & Pigs (12/1/06) |
12,200 |
35 |
2005 Cash Receipts from Marketing of Farm Commodities ($$)
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Corn |
15,330,000 |
Dairy & Milk |
4,013,000 |
| Soybeans |
17,451,000 |
Cattle & Calves |
5,480,000 |
| Wheat |
861,000 |
Hogs & Pigs |
2,987,000 |
| Oats & Hay |
1,049,000 |
Poultry & other livestock |
585,000 |
| Other Crops |
34,744,000 |
TOTAL: |
82,499,000 |
| Average per farm: |
109,999 |
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