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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 38 Soybeans 47 All Cattle 15
All Wheat 5 Winter Wheat 3 Beef Cows 14
Spring Wheat 36 Oats 40 Milk Cows 50
Alfalfa Hay 48 Other Hay 2 Hogs & Pigs 42
Sunflower 7 CRP 1/ 2 Sheep 47
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 35,500 114 4,047,000 bu
Soybeans 2,000 37 74,000 bu
All Wheat 114,800 44 5,063,200 bu
Winter Wheat 102,000 46 4,692,000 bu
Spring Wheat 12,800 29 371,200 bu
Oats 2,700 67 180,900 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 26,000 2.40 62,500 tons
Other Hay 66,000 1.40 92,300 tons
Sunflower 45,500 1,688 76,810,000 pounds
81,870 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 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $25,879
Livestock & Related Products $17,955
Total Receipts $43,834
Government Payments $11,132
All Cash Receipts 1/ $60,856
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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