| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 23 | Soybeans | 24 | All Cattle | 40 | |||||
| All Wheat | 43 | Winter Wheat | 53 | Beef Cows | 49 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 29 | Oats | 10 | Milk Cows | 3 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 23 | Other Hay | 54 | Hogs & Pigs | 41 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 13 | Sheep | 39 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 56,800 | 121 | 6,893,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 82,000 | 36 | 2,976,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 15,900 | 40 | 633,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,000 | 48 | 48,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 14,900 | 39 | 585,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,800 | 72 | 346,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 26,000 | 4.00 | 104,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 11,000 | 1.45 | 16,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 41,880 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 49,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 16,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 6,100 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 5,029 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,438 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $23,209 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $31,342 | |||
| Total Receipts | $54,551 | |||
| Government Payments | $14,228 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $72,956 | |||
| 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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