| 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 | ||||
| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 12 | Soybeans | 13 | All Cattle | 59 | |||||
| All Wheat | 58 | Winter Wheat | 58 | Beef Cows | 58 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 58 | Oats | 54 | Milk Cows | 35 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 56 | Other Hay | 56 | Hogs & Pigs | 11 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 40 | Sheep | 42 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 81,500 | 131 | 10,692,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 119,500 | 38 | 4,561,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 1,600 | 36 | 58,200 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 800 | 69 | 55,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 14,000 | 3.50 | 49,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 8,000 | 1.88 | 15,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 11,967 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 33,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 12,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 42,546 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,276 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $40,308 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $30,058 | |||
| Total Receipts | $70,366 | |||
| Government Payments | $15,897 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $91,299 | |||
| 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
For additional information call: 1-800-338-2557