| HAND COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 488 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 811,273 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,662 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.2 | ||||
| HAND COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 488 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 811,273 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,662 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.2 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 26 | Soybeans | 32 | All Cattle | 5 | |||||
| All Wheat | 9 | Winter Wheat | 7 | Beef Cows | 4 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 12 | Oats | 42 | Milk Cows | 26 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 10 | Other Hay | 5 | Hogs & Pigs | 36 | |||||
| Sunflower | 4 | CRP 1/ | 14 | Sheep | 18 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 84,000 | 83 | 7,007,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 74,000 | 28 | 2,034,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 95,500 | 40 | 3,835,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 44,000 | 46 | 2,040,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 51,500 | 35 | 1,795,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,600 | 42 | 109,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 63,000 | 1.97 | 123,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 44,000 | 1.42 | 62,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | 47,100 | 1,442 | 67,899,000 | pounds |
| 33,288 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 105,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 49,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 14,073 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 5,464 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $34,818 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $44,746 | |||
| Total Receipts | $79,564 | |||
| Government Payments | $17,060 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $104,761 | |||
| 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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