| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 60 | Soybeans | 60 | All Cattle | 2 | |||||
| All Wheat | 20 | Winter Wheat | 7 | Beef Cows | 1 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 22 | Oats | 36 | Milk Cows | 28 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 8 | Other Hay | 3 | Hogs & Pigs | 53 | |||||
| Sunflower | 24 | CRP 1/ | 24 | Sheep | 4 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 2,900 | 60 | 174,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 55,800 | 31 | 1,730,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 21,400 | 29 | 621,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 34,200 | 32 | 1,104,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,200 | 36 | 80,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 184,000 | 0.98 | 181,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 56,000 | 1.76 | 98,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 7,700 | 1,066 | 8,210,000 | pounds |
| 23,990 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 130,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 87,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,100 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,601 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 17,522 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $13,143 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $53,226 | |||
| Total Receipts | $66,369 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,187 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $80,284 | |||
| 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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