| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 30 | Soybeans | 36 | All Cattle | 5 | |||||
| All Wheat | 5 | Winter Wheat | 4 | Beef Cows | 5 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 6 | Oats | 40 | Milk Cows | 23 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 9 | Other Hay | 2 | Hogs & Pigs | 36 | |||||
| Sunflower | 1 | CRP 1/ | 32 | Sheep | 18 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 72,000 | 72 | 5,184,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 4,300 | 26 | 111,800 | bu |
| All Wheat | 154,500 | 39 | 5,998,200 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 63,600 | 40 | 2,544,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 90,900 | 38 | 3,454,200 | bu |
| Oats | 4,400 | 52 | 228,800 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 59,000 | 2.40 | 141,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 67,000 | 1.60 | 107,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 61,400 | 1,585 | 97,304,000 | pounds |
| 17,321 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $34,515 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $41,024 | |||
| Total Receipts | $75,539 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,822 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $86,493 | |||
| 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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