| LAKE COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 500 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 307,210 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 614 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 49.4 | ||||
| LAKE COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 500 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 307,210 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 614 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 49.4 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 13 | Soybeans | 14 | All Cattle | 56 | |||||
| All Wheat | 58 | Winter Wheat | 54 | Beef Cows | 55 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 51 | Oats | 38 | Milk Cows | 34 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 49 | Other Hay | 55 | Hogs & Pigs | 11 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 36 | Sheep | 42 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 100,000 | 124 | 12,409,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 111,700 | 38 | 4,275,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 2,400 | 44 | 105,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,000 | 56 | 56,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,400 | 35 | 49,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,700 | 74 | 126,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 16,000 | 2.93 | 46,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 2.07 | 14,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 12,567 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 37,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 13,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 42,546 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,276 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $41,449 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $35,784 | |||
| Total Receipts | $77,233 | |||
| Government Payments | $15,395 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $98,047 | |||
| 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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