| 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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 16 | Soybeans | 20 | All Cattle | 58 | |||||
| All Wheat | 40 | Winter Wheat | 49 | Beef Cows | 59 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 24 | Oats | 18 | Milk Cows | 9 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 50 | Other Hay | 57 | Hogs & Pigs | 32 | |||||
| Sunflower | 50 | CRP 1/ | 39 | Sheep | 60 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 77,000 | 137 | 10,549,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 85,500 | 41 | 3,505,500 | bu |
| All Wheat | 19,500 | 38 | 741,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 19,500 | 38 | 741,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,100 | 73 | 372,300 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 17,000 | 3.30 | 56,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 8,000 | 1.80 | 14,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 15,196 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 | 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $31,991 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $21,771 | |||
| Total Receipts | $53,762 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,318 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $65,807 | |||
| 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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