| MEADE COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 829 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 2,074,294 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 2,502 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.0 | ||||
| MEADE COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 829 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 2,074,294 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 2,502 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.0 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 60 | Soybeans | 51 | All Cattle | 1 | |||||
| All Wheat | 20 | Winter Wheat | 15 | Beef Cows | 1 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 21 | Oats | 28 | Milk Cows | 32 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 1 | Other Hay | 3 | Hogs & Pigs | 53 | |||||
| Sunflower | 30 | CRP 1/ | 25 | Sheep | 4 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 3,700 | 45 | 168,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 4,100 | 12 | 50,900 | bu |
| All Wheat | 67,600 | 32 | 2,149,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 37,900 | 32 | 1,219,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 29,400 | 31 | 924,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,900 | 34 | 165,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 170,000 | 1.43 | 242,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 57,000 | 1.17 | 66,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | 5,300 | 1,205 | 6,389,000 | pounds |
| 22,713 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/ | 140,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 81,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 900 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,601 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 17,522 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $12,267 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $51,328 | |||
| Total Receipts | $63,595 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,738 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $77,621 | |||
| 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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