| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 26 | Soybeans | 33 | All Cattle | 7 | |||||
| All Wheat | 8 | Winter Wheat | 9 | Beef Cows | 5 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 10 | Oats | 23 | Milk Cows | 24 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 7 | Other Hay | 2 | Hogs & Pigs | 36 | |||||
| Sunflower | 4 | CRP 1/ | 15 | Sheep | 18 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 71,200 | 88 | 6,280,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 47,500 | 31 | 1,490,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 103,700 | 40 | 4,168,500 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 42,500 | 49 | 2,082,500 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 61,200 | 34 | 2,086,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,300 | 55 | 182,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 60,000 | 3.03 | 182,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 50,000 | 1.99 | 99,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 59,500 | 1,565 | 93,125,000 | pounds |
| 38,874 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 101,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 45,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 14,073 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 5,464 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $39,001 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $39,855 | |||
| Total Receipts | $78,856 | |||
| Government Payments | $18,127 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $104,540 | |||
| 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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