| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 14 | Soybeans | 19 | All Cattle | 55 | |||||
| All Wheat | 54 | Winter Wheat | 55 | Beef Cows | 54 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 50 | Oats | 37 | Milk Cows | 36 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 52 | Other Hay | 57 | Hogs & Pigs | 11 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 35 | Sheep | 42 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 87,000 | 114 | 9,914,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 117,700 | 31 | 3,626,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 1,800 | 45 | 81,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 400 | 35 | 14,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,400 | 48 | 67,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,200 | 61 | 73,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 18,000 | 3.27 | 58,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 10,000 | 1.40 | 14,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 13,994 acres were in the2001 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/ | 600 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 42,546 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,276 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $38,174 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $39,918 | |||
| Total Receipts | $78,092 | |||
| Government Payments | $14,615 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $98,378 | |||
| 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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