| HAMLIN COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 413 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 278,763 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 675 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 49.9 | ||||
| HAMLIN COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 413 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 278,763 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 675 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 49.9 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 16 | Soybeans | 20 | All Cattle | 58 | |||||
| All Wheat | 37 | Winter Wheat | 37 | Beef Cows | 60 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 35 | Oats | 15 | Milk Cows | 10 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 38 | Other Hay | 59 | Hogs & Pigs | 32 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 28 | Sheep | 60 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 65,000 | 137 | 8,904,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 94,800 | 38 | 3,576,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 10,800 | 45 | 482,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,800 | 37 | 66,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 9,000 | 46 | 416,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,500 | 79 | 198,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 20,000 | 3.98 | 79,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 8,000 | 1.63 | 13,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 18,310 acres were in the2001 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/ | 11,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 3,600 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 18,048 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 695 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $34,395 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $28,167 | |||
| Total Receipts | $62,562 | |||
| Government Payments | $13,116 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $81,336 | |||
| 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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