| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 17 | Soybeans | 17 | All Cattle | 57 | |||||
| All Wheat | 40 | Winter Wheat | 47 | Beef Cows | 60 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 31 | Oats | 16 | Milk Cows | 9 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 49 | Other Hay | 58 | Hogs & Pigs | 32 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 35 | Sheep | 60 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 66,000 | 135 | 8,878,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 96,600 | 39 | 3,785,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 14,500 | 45 | 656,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,100 | 60 | 126,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 11,900 | 43 | 514,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,700 | 87 | 235,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 18,000 | 3.61 | 65,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 1.93 | 13,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 16,301 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/ | 34,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 11,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 4,000 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 18,048 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 695 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $32,830 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $23,546 | |||
| Total Receipts | $56,376 | |||
| Government Payments | $14,579 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $75,979 | |||
| 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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