HAND COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 19 Soybeans 37 All Cattle 5
All Wheat 6 Winter Wheat 4 Beef Cows 5
Spring Wheat 15 Oats 19 Milk Cows 23
Alfalfa Hay 2 Other Hay 3 Hogs & Pigs 36
Sunflower 3 CRP 1/ 33 Sheep 18
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 75,000 91 6,825,000 bu
Soybeans 9,000 35 315,000 bu
All Wheat 121,600 28 3,407,200 bu
Winter Wheat 62,000 29 1,798,000 bu
Spring Wheat 59,600 27 1,609,200 bu
Oats 4,400 58 255,200 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 63,000 3.10 195,300 tons
Other Hay 62,000 1.50 93,000 tons
Sunflower 70,600 1,357 95,832,000 pounds
16,910 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $43,943
Livestock & Related Products $37,394
Total Receipts $81,337
Government Payments $5,488
All Cash Receipts 1/ $92,274
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
For additional information call: 1-800-338-2557

Return to Map of South Dakota Counties for 97 Profiles