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 - 1995
Crops Livestock
Corn 9 Soybeans 12 All Cattle 59
All Wheat 58 Winter Wheat 53 Beef Cows 55
Spring Wheat 56 Oats 52 Milk Cows 33
Alfalfa Hay -- Other Hay -- Hogs & Pigs 11
Sunflower -- CRP 1/ 54 Sheep 42
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 78,000 83 6,474,000 bu
Soybeans 95,500 28 2,674,000 bu
All Wheat 500 33 16,500 bu
Winter Wheat -- -- -- bu
Spring Wheat 500 33 16,500 bu
Oats 1,400 44 61,600 bushels
Alfalfa Hay N/A N/A N/A tons
Other Hay N/A N/A N/A tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
5,466 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program
1/     Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules.

 
LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/
Species Number
All Cattle 31,807
Beef Cows 11,843
Milk Cows 846
Hogs & Pigs 42,546
All Sheep 2,276
1/     Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $37,711
Livestock & Related Products $40,163
Total Receipts $77,874
Government Payments $3,647
All Cash Receipts 1/ $84,170
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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