| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 29 | Soybeans | 30 | All Cattle | 57 | |||||
| All Wheat | 39 | Winter Wheat | 20 | Beef Cows | 53 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 48 | Oats | 49 | Milk Cows | 13 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 36 | Other Hay | 43 | Hogs & Pigs | 6 | |||||
| Sunflower | 42 | CRP 1/ | 55 | Sheep | 27 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 49,000 | 106 | 5,171,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 60,500 | 35 | 2,121,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 15,100 | 46 | 695,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 12,600 | 50 | 630,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 2,500 | 26 | 65,000 | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 21,000 | 3.90 | 82,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 14,000 | 2.14 | 30,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 3,828 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 34,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 13,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,700 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 57,151 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,905 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $18,291 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $35,065 | |||
| Total Receipts | $53,356 | |||
| Government Payments | $9,736 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $66,051 | |||
| 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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