| LYMAN COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 414 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 943,644 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 2,279 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| LYMAN COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 414 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 943,644 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 2,279 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 45 | Soybeans | 47 | All Cattle | 10 | |||||
| All Wheat | 8 | Winter Wheat | 5 | Beef Cows | 13 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 26 | Oats | 53 | Milk Cows | 47 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 57 | Other Hay | 6 | Hogs & Pigs | 42 | |||||
| Sunflower | 3 | CRP 1/ | 3 | Sheep | 47 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 27,000 | 58 | 1,578,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 6,100 | 21 | 125,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 105,700 | 38 | 3,972,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 83,500 | 39 | 3,275,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 22,200 | 31 | 697,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,600 | 43 | 68,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 29,000 | 1.14 | 33,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 46,000 | 1.14 | 52,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | 52,100 | 1,330 | 69,277,000 | pounds |
| 74,576 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 83,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 41,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 5,008 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,926 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $18,702 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $25,302 | |||
| Total Receipts | $44,004 | |||
| Government Payments | $14,800 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $65,532 | |||
| 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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