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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 51 Soybeans 48 All Cattle 8
All Wheat 3 Winter Wheat 2 Beef Cows 4
Spring Wheat 20 Oats 21 Milk Cows 59
Alfalfa Hay 21 Other Hay 9 Hogs & Pigs 49
Sunflower 41 CRP 1/ 14 Sheep 12
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 9,100 68 618,800 bu
Soybeans 2,400 30 72,000 bu
All Wheat 160,500 41 6,622,500 bu
Winter Wheat 129,500 43 5,568,500 bu
Spring Wheat 31,000 34 1,054,000 bu
Oats 5,500 59 324,500 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 75,000 1.30 97,500 tons
Other Hay 46,000 1.20 55,300 tons
Sunflower 2,200 1,350 2,970,000 pounds
47,913 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 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $25,924
Livestock & Related Products $23,146
Total Receipts $49,070
Government Payments $7,467
All Cash Receipts 1/ $60,447
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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