| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 25 | Soybeans | 25 | All Cattle | 44 | |||||
| All Wheat | 33 | Winter Wheat | 44 | Beef Cows | 50 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 29 | Oats | 6 | Milk Cows | 5 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 26 | Other Hay | 58 | Hogs & Pigs | 41 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 9 | Sheep | 39 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 54,000 | 119 | 6,424,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 83,800 | 35 | 2,921,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 14,100 | 49 | 687,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 700 | 57 | 40,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 13,400 | 48 | 647,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,400 | 77 | 263,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 29,000 | 3.59 | 104,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 10,000 | 1.38 | 13,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 44,033 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 44,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 15,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 5,200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 5,029 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,438 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $24,681 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $35,102 | |||
| Total Receipts | $59,783 | |||
| Government Payments | $12,253 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $76,743 | |||
| 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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