| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 52 | Soybeans | 55 | All Cattle | 21 | |||||
| All Wheat | 31 | Winter Wheat | 41 | Beef Cows | 6 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 26 | Oats | 3 | Milk Cows | 42 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 46 | Other Hay | 23 | Hogs & Pigs | 44 | |||||
| Sunflower | 18 | CRP 1/ | 22 | Sheep | 21 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 12,000 | 61 | 733,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 500 | 24 | 12,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 30,600 | 29 | 900,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,500 | 20 | 50,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 27,500 | 30 | 836,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,900 | 61 | 301,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 75,000 | 0.91 | 68,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 46,000 | 0.96 | 44,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 10,000 | 1,382 | 13,816,000 | pounds |
| 26,074 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 70,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 46,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 4,324 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,791 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $8,318 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $28,865 | |||
| Total Receipts | $37,183 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,402 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $44,770 | |||
| 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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