LYMAN COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 36 Soybeans 47 All Cattle 15
All Wheat 18 Winter Wheat 7 Beef Cows 14
Spring Wheat 38 Oats 49 Milk Cows 50
Alfalfa Hay 50 Other Hay 5 Hogs & Pigs 42
Sunflower 7 CRP 1/ 2 Sheep 47
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 43,000 84 3,612,000 bu
Soybeans 900 37 33,300 bu
All Wheat 64,900 32 2,047,600 bu
Winter Wheat 53,000 31 1,643,000 bu
Spring Wheat 11,900 34 404,600 bu
Oats -- -- -- bushels
Alfalfa Hay 24,000 1.90 45,600 tons
Other Hay 71,000 1.20 85,200 tons
Sunflower 42,000 1,480 62,149,000 pounds
87,886 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 71,002
Beef Cows 36,953
Milk Cows 247
Hogs & Pigs 5,008
All Sheep 1,926
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $27,785
Livestock & Related Products $20,703
Total Receipts $48,488
Government Payments $7,968
All Cash Receipts 1/ $61,102
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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