| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 41 | Soybeans | 47 | All Cattle | 10 | |||||
| All Wheat | 5 | Winter Wheat | 3 | Beef Cows | 14 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 28 | Oats | 50 | Milk Cows | 48 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 53 | Other Hay | 3 | Hogs & Pigs | 42 | |||||
| Sunflower | 5 | CRP 1/ | 3 | Sheep | 47 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 33,100 | 70 | 2,313,500 | bu |
| Soybeans | 6,000 | 31 | 183,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 105,200 | 47 | 4,928,800 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 88,200 | 49 | 4,321,800 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 16,800 | 36 | 601,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,000 | 67 | 67,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 26,000 | 2.27 | 59,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 59,000 | 1.63 | 96,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 52,600 | 1,566 | 82,375,000 | pounds |
| 73,304 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/ | 80,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 38,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 5,008 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,926 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $21,938 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $22,604 | |||
| Total Receipts | $44,542 | |||
| Government Payments | $14,924 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $65,721 | |||
| 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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