| 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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 13 | Soybeans | 11 | All Cattle | 59 | |||||
| All Wheat | 58 | Winter Wheat | 58 | Beef Cows | 55 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 50 | Oats | 50 | Milk Cows | 33 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 52 | Other Hay | 62 | Hogs & Pigs | 11 | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 42 | Sheep | 42 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 108,000 | 125 | 13,500,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 112,000 | 41 | 4,592,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 3,000 | 21 | 63,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 3,000 | 21 | 63,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,300 | 52 | 119,600 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 14,000 | 3.40 | 47,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 5,000 | 1.90 | 9,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 10,935 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $41,479 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $27,012 | |||
| Total Receipts | $68,491 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,126 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $81,356 | |||
| 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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