| DEWEY COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 375 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,850,727 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 4,935 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.4 | ||||
| DEWEY COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 375 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,850,727 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 4,935 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.4 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 49 | Soybeans | 55 | All Cattle | 26 | |||||
| All Wheat | 25 | Winter Wheat | 21 | Beef Cows | 10 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 20 | Oats | 4 | Milk Cows | 42 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 18 | Other Hay | 15 | Hogs & Pigs | 44 | |||||
| Sunflower | 17 | CRP 1/ | 19 | Sheep | 21 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 12,000 | 54 | 649,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 1,300 | 23 | 29,600 | bu |
| All Wheat | 48,400 | 36 | 1,761,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 16,500 | 44 | 720,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 31,500 | 33 | 1,033,000 | bu |
| Oats | 8,500 | 62 | 524,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 70,000 | 1.56 | 109,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 43,000 | 0.96 | 41,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | 12,000 | 1,385 | 16,620,000 | pounds |
| 26,092 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 66,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 44,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 4,324 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,791 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $9,433 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $24,693 | |||
| Total Receipts | $34,126 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,151 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $43,265 | |||
| 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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