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 - 1996
Crops Livestock
Corn 13 Soybeans 14 All Cattle 59
All Wheat 57 Winter Wheat 58 Beef Cows 55
Spring Wheat 56 Oats 55 Milk Cows 33
Alfalfa Hay 53 Other Hay 52 Hogs & Pigs 11
Sunflower -- CRP 1/ 53 Sheep 42
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 105,500 110 11,605,000 bu
Soybeans 99,000 32 3,168,000 bu
All Wheat 3,500 33 115,000 bu
Winter Wheat 1,500 22 33,000 bu
Spring Wheat 2,000 41 82,000 bu
Oats 1,800 54 97,200 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 17,000 2.80 47,600 tons
Other Hay 9,000 2.10 18,900 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
5,649 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $35,810
Livestock & Related Products $40,079
Total Receipts $75,889
Government Payments $3,254
All Cash Receipts 1/ $82,069
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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