| DOUGLAS COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 392 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 246,947 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 630 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 48.8 | ||||
| DOUGLAS COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 392 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 246,947 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 630 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 48.8 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 29 | Soybeans | 31 | All Cattle | 57 | |||||
| All Wheat | 39 | Winter Wheat | 25 | Beef Cows | 55 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 48 | Oats | 44 | Milk Cows | 14 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 34 | Other Hay | 47 | Hogs & Pigs | 6 | |||||
| Sunflower | 46 | CRP 1/ | 52 | Sheep | 27 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 68,000 | 102 | 6,914,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 67,300 | 34 | 2,268,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 15,300 | 42 | 649,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 12,900 | 44 | 570,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 2,400 | 33 | 79,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,000 | 50 | 100,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 24,000 | 3.10 | 74,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 13,000 | 1.37 | 17,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 3,926 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/ | 36,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 13,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,700 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 57,151 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,905 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $20,482 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $41,015 | |||
| Total Receipts | $61,497 | |||
| Government Payments | $9,122 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $73,805 | |||
| 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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