| 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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 20 | Soybeans | 34 | All Cattle | 5 | |||||
| All Wheat | 9 | Winter Wheat | 8 | Beef Cows | 5 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 12 | Oats | 22 | Milk Cows | 23 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 3 | Other Hay | 3 | Hogs & Pigs | 36 | |||||
| Sunflower | 4 | CRP 1/ | 22 | Sheep | 18 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 78,000 | 113 | 8,814,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 21,000 | 40 | 840,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 117,500 | 36 | 4,175,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 50,000 | 43 | 2,150,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 67,500 | 30 | 2,025,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,400 | 60 | 324,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 62,000 | 3.30 | 204,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 50,000 | 1.80 | 90,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 77,500 | 1,550 | 120,100,000 | pounds |
| 31,455 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $36,213 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $32,660 | |||
| Total Receipts | $68,873 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,832 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $84,819 | |||
| 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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