HAAKON COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 56 Soybeans 54 All Cattle 8
All Wheat 10 Winter Wheat 2 Beef Cows 4
Spring Wheat 21 Oats 13 Milk Cows 59
Alfalfa Hay 22 Other Hay 6 Hogs & Pigs 49
Sunflower 38 CRP 1/ 5 Sheep 12
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 3,500 75 262,500 bu
Soybeans -- -- -- bu
All Wheat 116,200 28 3,217,800 bu
Winter Wheat 76,000 27 2,052,000 bu
Spring Wheat 40,200 29 1,165,800 bu
Oats -- -- -- bushels
Alfalfa Hay 56,000 1.60 89,600 tons
Other Hay 56,000 1.30 72,800 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
72,173 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 86,855
Beef Cows 45,433
Milk Cows 19
Hogs & Pigs 1,847
All Sheep 8,105
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $22,474
Livestock & Related Products $26,688
Total Receipts $49,162
Government Payments $5,935
All Cash Receipts 1/ $58,212
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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