| LAWRENCE COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 270 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 171,380 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 635 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 57.7 | ||||
| LAWRENCE COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 270 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 171,380 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 635 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 57.7 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | Soybeans | All Cattle | 65 | |||||||
| All Wheat | 62 | Winter Wheat | 59 | Beef Cows | 60 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 60 | Oats | 66 | Milk Cows | 36 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 59 | Other Hay | 62 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 66 | Sheep | 55 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 700 | 34 | 24,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 200 | 30 | 6,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 500 | 36 | 18,000 | bu |
| Oats | 100 | 20 | 2,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 24,000 | 1.48 | 35,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 1.43 | 10,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 7 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 18,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 11,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 600 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,231 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $1,641 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $9,753 | |||
| Total Receipts | $11,394 | |||
| Government Payments | $114 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $13,242 | |||
| 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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