| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 3 | Soybeans | 2 | All Cattle | 52 | |||||
| All Wheat | 65 | Winter Wheat | 54 | Beef Cows | 60 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 64 | Oats | 53 | Milk Cows | 28 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 56 | Other Hay | 64 | Hogs & Pigs | 12 | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 63 | Sheep | 23 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 148,000 | 123 | 18,204,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 132,000 | 39 | 5,148,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 1,500 | 40 | 60,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,000 | 45 | 45,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 1,400 | 81 | 113,400 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 11,000 | 3.30 | 36,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 5,000 | 1.60 | 8,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 1,749 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $62,666 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $35,292 | |||
| Total Receipts | $97,958 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,224 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $106,101 | |||
| 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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