LINCOLN COUNTY

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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 3 Soybeans 5 All Cattle 52
All Wheat -- Winter Wheat -- Beef Cows 60
Spring Wheat -- Oats 53 Milk Cows 28
Alfalfa Hay 61 Other Hay 64 Hogs & Pigs 12
Sunflower -- CRP 1/ 64 Sheep 23
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 142,000 145 20,590,000 bu
Soybeans 135,700 43 5,835,100 bu
All Wheat -- -- -- bu
Winter Wheat -- -- -- bu
Spring Wheat -- -- -- bu
Oats 1,400 79 110,600 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 9,000 3.80 34,200 tons
Other Hay 3,000 1.60 4,800 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
1,309 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $62,710
Livestock & Related Products $34,668
Total Receipts $97,378
Government Payments $9,752
All Cash Receipts 1/ $116,680
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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