| 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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 28 | Soybeans | 24 | All Cattle | 40 | |||||
| All Wheat | 41 | Winter Wheat | 54 | Beef Cows | 49 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 27 | Oats | 12 | Milk Cows | 3 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 19 | Other Hay | 53 | Hogs & Pigs | 41 | |||||
| Sunflower | 52 | CRP 1/ | 17 | Sheep | 39 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 52,000 | 126 | 6,552,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 76,500 | 38 | 2,907,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 17,500 | 38 | 665,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 17,500 | 38 | 665,000 | bu |
| Oats | 6,900 | 79 | 545,100 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 28,000 | 3.60 | 100,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 12,000 | 1.60 | 19,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 40,474 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $21,417 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $27,889 | |||
| Total Receipts | $49,306 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,972 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $62,208 | |||
| 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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