| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 36 | Soybeans | 28 | All Cattle | 56 | |||||
| All Wheat | 38 | Winter Wheat | 26 | Beef Cows | 54 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 41 | Oats | 36 | Milk Cows | 12 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 6 | |||||
| Sunflower | 27 | CRP 1/ | 64 | Sheep | 27 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 28,000 | 59 | 1,652,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 30,500 | 24 | 732,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 18,300 | 37 | 669,400 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 16,300 | 38 | 619,400 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 2,000 | 25 | 50,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,000 | 52 | 104,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 6,200 | 1,526 | 9,461,000 | pounds |
| 1,723 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 33,639 |
| Beef Cows | 12,061 |
| Milk Cows | 2,874 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 57,151 |
| All Sheep | 3,905 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $11,681 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $32,261 | |||
| Total Receipts | $43,942 | |||
| Government Payments | $1,907 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $47,560 | |||
| 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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