DEUEL COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 27 Soybeans 24 All Cattle 40
All Wheat 43 Winter Wheat 59 Beef Cows 49
Spring Wheat 34 Oats 20 Milk Cows 3
Alfalfa Hay 35 Other Hay 46 Hogs & Pigs 41
Sunflower 56 CRP 1/ 32 Sheep 39
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 61,000 89 5,429,000 bu
Soybeans 76,500 29 2,218,500 bu
All Wheat 19,300 30 579,900 bu
Winter Wheat 900 31 27,900 bu
Spring Wheat 18,400 30 552,000 bu
Oats 4,400 56 246,400 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 27,000 2.80 75,600 tons
Other Hay 14,000 1.60 22,400 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
18,510 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $28,325
Livestock & Related Products $28,810
Total Receipts $57,135
Government Payments $4,319
All Cash Receipts 1/ $64,564
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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