DOUGLAS COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 26 Soybeans 28 All Cattle 56
All Wheat 46 Winter Wheat 26 Beef Cows 54
Spring Wheat 52 Oats 27 Milk Cows 12
Alfalfa Hay 32 Other Hay 54 Hogs & Pigs 6
Sunflower 34 CRP 1/ 63 Sheep 27
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 65,500 84 5,502,000 bu
Soybeans 54,500 37 2,016,500 bu
All Wheat 14,600 33 483,800 bu
Winter Wheat 11,200 35 392,000 bu
Spring Wheat 3,400 27 91,800 bu
Oats 3,800 55 209,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 27,000 3.10 83,700 tons
Other Hay 13,000 1.30 16,900 tons
Sunflower 3,000 1,367 4,100,000 pounds
1,524 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $28,365
Livestock & Related Products $38,814
Total Receipts $67,179
Government Payments $2,490
All Cash Receipts 1/ $71,888
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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