HAAKON COUNTY
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1997 AG CENSUS
Number of Farms 309
Land in Farms (acres) 1,325,137
Average Farm Size (acres) 4,288
Average Age of Farmers 54.4

 
COUNTY RANKING - 1996
Crops Livestock
Corn 57 Soybeans -- All Cattle 8
All Wheat 16 Winter Wheat 8 Beef Cows 4
Spring Wheat 25 Oats 34 Milk Cows 59
Alfalfa Hay 41 Other Hay 16 Hogs & Pigs 49
Sunflower 47 CRP 1/ 8 Sheep 12
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 2,300 46 105,800 bu
Soybeans -- -- -- bu
All Wheat 99,000 29 2,826,000 bu
Winter Wheat 72,000 28 2,016,000 bu
Spring Wheat 27,000 30 810,000 bu
Oats 6,100 44 268,400 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 54,000 1.20 64,800 tons
Other Hay 48,000 1.20 57,600 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
66,278 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 86,855
Beef Cows 45,433
Milk Cows 19
Hogs & Pigs 1,847
All Sheep 8,105
1/     Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1996 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $24,163
Livestock & Related Products $18,631
Total Receipts $42,794
Government Payments $5,234
All Cash Receipts 1/ $50,903
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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