| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 26 | Soybeans | 37 | All Cattle | 5 | |||||
| All Wheat | 13 | Winter Wheat | 12 | Beef Cows | 5 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 20 | Oats | 35 | Milk Cows | 23 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 36 | |||||
| Sunflower | 4 | CRP 1/ | 32 | Sheep | 18 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 47,000 | 62 | 2,915,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 4,400 | 22 | 96,800 | bu |
| All Wheat | 71,100 | 34 | 2,384,300 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 53,500 | 37 | 1,979,500 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 17,600 | 23 | 404,800 | bu |
| Oats | 2,900 | 36 | 104,400 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 69,400 | 1,315 | 91,284,000 | pounds |
| 16,987 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 99,223 |
| Beef Cows | 45,028 |
| Milk Cows | 1,544 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 14,073 |
| All Sheep | 5,464 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $29,906 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $44,333 | |||
| Total Receipts | $74,239 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,317 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $83,976 | |||
| 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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