| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 23 | Soybeans | 28 | All Cattle | 56 | |||||
| All Wheat | 33 | Winter Wheat | 15 | Beef Cows | 54 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 50 | Oats | 14 | Milk Cows | 12 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 26 | Other Hay | 49 | Hogs & Pigs | 6 | |||||
| Sunflower | 27 | CRP 1/ | 64 | Sheep | 27 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 73,500 | 92 | 6,762,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 33,000 | 39 | 1,287,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 33,600 | 42 | 1,399,800 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 29,800 | 42 | 1,251,600 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 3,800 | 39 | 148,200 | bu |
| Oats | 6,800 | 79 | 537,200 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 23,000 | 3.60 | 82,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 12,000 | 1.90 | 22,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 4,000 | 1,664 | 6,657,000 | pounds |
| 1,721 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $18,938 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $32,854 | |||
| Total Receipts | $51,792 | |||
| Government Payments | $1,923 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $55,602 | |||
| 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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