| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 6 | Soybeans | 4 | All Cattle | 52 | |||||
| All Wheat | 66 | Winter Wheat | 66 | Beef Cows | 64 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | Oats | 52 | Milk Cows | 29 | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 59 | Other Hay | 64 | Hogs & Pigs | 12 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 62 | Sheep | 23 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 116,900 | 126 | 14,732,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 161,500 | 36 | 5,726,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 100 | 51 | 5,100 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 900 | 71 | 64,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 9,000 | 4.33 | 39,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 2,500 | 2.00 | 5,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 1,453 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 37,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 8,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,100 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 41,406 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,645 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $56,935 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $40,959 | |||
| Total Receipts | $97,894 | |||
| Government Payments | $17,089 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $125,129 | |||
| 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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