| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 23 | Soybeans | 30 | All Cattle | 53 | |||||
| All Wheat | 45 | Winter Wheat | 21 | Beef Cows | 52 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 48 | Oats | 24 | Milk Cows | 13 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 30 | Other Hay | 47 | Hogs & Pigs | 6 | |||||
| Sunflower | 40 | CRP 1/ | 53 | Sheep | 27 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 63,000 | 111 | 6,966,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 70,800 | 32 | 2,264,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 5,800 | 40 | 234,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,900 | 36 | 142,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,900 | 48 | 92,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,600 | 70 | 112,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 30,000 | 3.27 | 98,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 13,000 | 1.72 | 22,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 4,514 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/ | 38,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 14,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,700 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 57,151 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,905 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $22,131 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $46,741 | |||
| Total Receipts | $68,872 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,481 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $80,685 | |||
| 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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