| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 4 | Soybeans | 5 | All Cattle | 60 | |||||
| All Wheat | 65 | Winter Wheat | Beef Cows | 65 | ||||||
| Spring Wheat | 63 | Oats | 48 | Milk Cows | 27 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 61 | Other Hay | 64 | Hogs & Pigs | 12 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 61 | Sheep | 23 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 125,000 | 124 | 15,508,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 148,700 | 35 | 5,268,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 700 | 56 | 39,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 10,000 | 3.19 | 31,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 2,000 | 2.20 | 4,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 2,536 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/ | 32,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 6,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 41,406 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,645 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $61,280 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $46,543 | |||
| Total Receipts | $107,823 | |||
| Government Payments | $17,826 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $137,078 | |||
| 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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