| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 24 | Soybeans | 28 | All Cattle | 6 | |||||
| All Wheat | 15 | Winter Wheat | 16 | Beef Cows | 9 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 14 | Oats | 46 | Milk Cows | 21 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 6 | Other Hay | 4 | Hogs & Pigs | 36 | |||||
| Sunflower | 5 | CRP 1/ | 15 | Sheep | 18 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 78,000 | 89 | 6,946,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 96,000 | 27 | 2,556,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 53,500 | 37 | 1,991,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 7,700 | 30 | 231,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 45,800 | 38 | 1,760,000 | bu |
| Oats | 900 | 47 | 42,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 76,000 | 2.48 | 188,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 61,000 | 1.38 | 83,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | 44,000 | 1,670 | 73,460,000 | pounds |
| 33,422 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 95,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 45,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 14,073 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 5,464 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $36,407 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $46,057 | |||
| Total Receipts | $82,464 | |||
| Government Payments | $14,954 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $105,931 | |||
| 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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