| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 12 | Soybeans | 19 | All Cattle | 58 | |||||
| All Wheat | 47 | Winter Wheat | 49 | Beef Cows | 59 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 21 | Oats | 10 | Milk Cows | 9 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 32 | |||||
| Sunflower | 39 | CRP 1/ | 49 | Sheep | 60 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 70,000 | 81 | 5,670,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 71,500 | 28 | 2,002,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 11,900 | 37 | 442,400 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,100 | 38 | 79,800 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 9,800 | 37 | 362,600 | bu |
| Oats | 6,100 | 55 | 335,500 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 2,100 | 800 | 1,680,000 | pounds |
| 6,766 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 32,069 |
| Beef Cows | 10,605 |
| Milk Cows | 3,906 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 18,048 |
| All Sheep | 695 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $35,295 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $25,986 | |||
| Total Receipts | $61,281 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,932 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $67,837 | |||
| 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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