LAKE COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 14 Soybeans 11 All Cattle 59
All Wheat 56 Winter Wheat 56 Beef Cows 55
Spring Wheat 48 Oats 50 Milk Cows 33
Alfalfa Hay 53 Other Hay 60 Hogs & Pigs 11
Sunflower -- CRP 1/ 53 Sheep 42
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 94,000 93 8,742,000 bu
Soybeans 109,200 35 3,822,000 bu
All Wheat 4,500 35 159,500 bu
Winter Wheat 1,000 37 37,000 bu
Spring Wheat 3,500 35 122,500 bu
Oats 1,700 64 108,800 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 13,000 2.90 37,700 tons
Other Hay 6,000 2.20 13,200 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
5,719 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $51,134
Livestock & Related Products $32,030
Total Receipts $83,164
Government Payments $3,891
All Cash Receipts 1/ $90,825
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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