| DEUEL COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 564 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 310,529 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 551 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.7 | ||||
| DEUEL COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 564 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 310,529 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 551 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.7 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 23 | Soybeans | 26 | All Cattle | 39 | |||||
| All Wheat | 40 | Winter Wheat | 53 | Beef Cows | 45 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 28 | Oats | 7 | Milk Cows | 3 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 21 | Other Hay | 46 | Hogs & Pigs | 41 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 8 | Sheep | 39 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 62,000 | 119 | 7,391,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 80,800 | 35 | 2,789,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 13,200 | 49 | 643,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,500 | 46 | 69,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 11,700 | 49 | 574,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,200 | 84 | 434,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 30,000 | 3.47 | 104,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 10,000 | 1.83 | 18,300 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 43,354 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/ | 52,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 18,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 6,000 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 5,029 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,438 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $23,024 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $34,230 | |||
| Total Receipts | $57,254 | |||
| Government Payments | $13,861 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $75,617 | |||
| 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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