| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 4 | Soybeans | 1 | All Cattle | 52 | |||||
| All Wheat | 66 | Winter Wheat | -- | Beef Cows | 60 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 64 | Oats | 50 | Milk Cows | 28 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 12 | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 62 | Sheep | 23 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 104,000 | 99 | 10,301,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 129,000 | 34 | 4,386,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 1,000 | 68 | 68,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 2,248 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 35,031 |
| Beef Cows | 7,717 |
| Milk Cows | 1,121 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 41,406 |
| All Sheep | 4,645 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $64,525 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $36,693 | |||
| Total Receipts | $101,218 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,128 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $110,841 | |||
| 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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