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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 24 Soybeans 28 All Cattle 56
All Wheat 42 Winter Wheat 24 Beef Cows 54
Spring Wheat 58 Oats 49 Milk Cows 12
Alfalfa Hay 30 Other Hay 50 Hogs & Pigs 6
Sunflower 40 CRP 1/ 61 Sheep 27
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 64,000 114 7,296,000 bu
Soybeans 55,500 41 2,275,500 bu
All Wheat 15,300 45 686,900 bu
Winter Wheat 13,900 47 653,300 bu
Spring Wheat 1,400 24 33,600 bu
Oats 2,600 47 122,200 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 25,000 3.40 85,000 tons
Other Hay 12,000 1.70 20,400 tons
Sunflower 2,400 1,295 3,108,000 pounds
2,394 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $20,570
Livestock & Related Products $33,072
Total Receipts $53,642
Government Payments $4,542
All Cash Receipts 1/ $60,967
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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