| LINCOLN COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 806 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 318,707 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 395 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.5 | ||||
| LINCOLN COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 806 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 318,707 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 395 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.5 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 4 | Soybeans | 8 | All Cattle | 54 | |||||
| All Wheat | 66 | Winter Wheat | 65 | Beef Cows | 64 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 64 | Oats | 58 | Milk Cows | 29 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 58 | Other Hay | 64 | Hogs & Pigs | 12 | |||||
| Sunflower | 50 | CRP 1/ | 60 | Sheep | 23 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 141,000 | 119 | 16,835,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 137,700 | 36 | 4,996,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 300 | 37 | 11,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 800 | 61 | 49,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 10,000 | 3.28 | 32,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 2,000 | 1.60 | 3,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 2,177 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 38,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 8,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,000 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 41,406 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,645 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $56,525 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $46,859 | |||
| Total Receipts | $103,384 | |||
| Government Payments | $18,708 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $133,015 | |||
| 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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