HAMLIN COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 23 Soybeans 21 All Cattle 58
All Wheat 39 Winter Wheat 50 Beef Cows 59
Spring Wheat 32 Oats 21 Milk Cows 9
Alfalfa Hay 47 Other Hay 57 Hogs & Pigs 32
Sunflower 37 CRP 1/ 49 Sheep 60
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 66,000 92 6,072,000 bu
Soybeans 89,000 32 2,848,000 bu
All Wheat 22,100 31 692,300 bu
Winter Wheat 2,400 34 81,600 bu
Spring Wheat 19,700 31 610,700 bu
Oats 3,700 65 240,500 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 17,000 3.10 52,700 tons
Other Hay 10,000 1.60 16,000 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
6,687 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 32,069
Beef Cows 10,605
Milk Cows 3,906
Hogs & Pigs 18,048
All Sheep 695
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $37,460
Livestock & Related Products $22,728
Total Receipts $60,188
Government Payments $3,374
All Cash Receipts 1/ $67,245
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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