| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 22 | Soybeans | 16 | All Cattle | 40 | |||||
| All Wheat | 50 | Winter Wheat | 55 | Beef Cows | 49 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 23 | Oats | 6 | Milk Cows | 3 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 41 | |||||
| Sunflower | 35 | CRP 1/ | 34 | Sheep | 39 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 48,000 | 83 | 3,984,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 82,500 | 29 | 2,392,500 | bu |
| All Wheat | 9,600 | 35 | 337,200 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,400 | 30 | 42,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 8,200 | 36 | 295,200 | bu |
| Oats | 9,700 | 46 | 446,200 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 16,115 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 46,726 |
| Beef Cows | 15,439 |
| Milk Cows | 5,442 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 5,029 |
| All Sheep | 2,438 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $30,838 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $31,577 | |||
| Total Receipts | $62,415 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,930 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $68,399 | |||
| 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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