| 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 - 1997 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 3 | Soybeans | 5 | All Cattle | 52 | |||||
| All Wheat | 65 | Winter Wheat | 64 | Beef Cows | 60 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 66 | Oats | 56 | Milk Cows | 28 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 62 | Other Hay | 64 | Hogs & Pigs | 12 | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 64 | Sheep | 23 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 130,000 | 113 | 14,690,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 141,000 | 37 | 5,217,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 1,300 | 67 | 87,100 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 10,000 | 2.80 | 28,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 4,000 | 1.80 | 7,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 1,099 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 | 35,031 |
| Beef Cows | 7,717 |
| Milk Cows | 1,121 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 41,406 |
| All Sheep | 4,645 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $82,701 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $40,952 | |||
| Total Receipts | $123,653 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,239 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $135,323 | |||
| 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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