| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 41 | Soybeans | 51 | All Cattle | 15 | |||||
| All Wheat | 10 | Winter Wheat | 2 | Beef Cows | 14 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 40 | Oats | 44 | Milk Cows | 50 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 43 | Other Hay | 1 | Hogs & Pigs | 42 | |||||
| Sunflower | 12 | CRP 1/ | 1 | Sheep | 47 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 37,700 | 69 | 2,601,300 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 120,800 | 35 | 4,219,200 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 112,000 | 35 | 3,920,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 8,800 | 34 | 299,200 | bu |
| Oats | 4,100 | 48 | 196,800 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 32,000 | 1.90 | 60,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 76,000 | 1.50 | 114,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 25,100 | 1,418 | 35,600,000 | pounds |
| 96,696 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 | 71,002 |
| Beef Cows | 36,953 |
| Milk Cows | 247 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 5,008 |
| All Sheep | 1,926 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $30,819 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $18,385 | |||
| Total Receipts | $49,204 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,511 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $60,328 | |||
| 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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