HAAKON COUNTY
State Map Haakon County Highlighted

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 - 1999
Crops Livestock
Corn 49 Soybeans 53 All Cattle 8
All Wheat 3 Winter Wheat 2 Beef Cows 4
Spring Wheat 23 Oats 31 Milk Cows 54
Alfalfa Hay 41 Other Hay 9 Hogs & Pigs 49
Sunflower 28 CRP 1/ 10 Sheep 12
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 14,500 53 765,000 bu
Soybeans 1,300 17 22,600 bu
All Wheat 163,400 38 6,242,600 bu
Winter Wheat 126,300 42 5,304,600 bu
Spring Wheat 37,100 25 938,000 bu
Oats 3,800 40 150,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 50,000 1.54 77,000 tons
Other Hay 50,000 1.40 70,000 tons
Sunflower 8,200 1,085 8,897,000 pounds
44,150 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/ 87,000
Beef Cows 1/ 48,000
Milk Cows 1/ 0
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 1,847
All Sheep 2/ 8,105
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2000
2/     Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $25,429
Livestock & Related Products $29,369
Total Receipts $54,798
Government Payments $11,013
All Cash Receipts 1/ $69,965
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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