| 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 - 1997 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 65 | Soybeans | -- | All Cattle | 65 | |||||
| All Wheat | 61 | Winter Wheat | 62 | Beef Cows | 58 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 60 | Oats | 64 | Milk Cows | 39 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 52 | Other Hay | 63 | Hogs & Pigs | -- | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 66 | Sheep | 55 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 1,400 | 37 | 51,600 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 400 | 39 | 15,600 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,000 | 36 | 36,000 | bu |
| Oats | 500 | 56 | 28,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 21,000 | 1.80 | 37,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 8,000 | 1.20 | 9,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 1 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 | 20,289 |
| Beef Cows | 10,677 |
| Milk Cows | 565 |
| Hogs & Pigs | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep | 1,231 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $2,414 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $8,483 | |||
| Total Receipts | $10,897 | |||
| Government Payments | $88 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $12,222 | |||
| 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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