| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 57 | Soybeans | -- | All Cattle | 1 | |||||
| All Wheat | 14 | Winter Wheat | 9 | Beef Cows | 1 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 29 | Oats | 27 | Milk Cows | 32 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 53 | |||||
| Sunflower | 53 | CRP 1/ | 20 | Sheep | 4 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 64,900 | 36 | 2,302,400 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 55,800 | 38 | 2,120,400 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 9,100 | 20 | 182,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,700 | 33 | 155,100 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 36,197 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 129,488 |
| Beef Cows | 73,143 |
| Milk Cows | 898 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 1,601 |
| All Sheep | 17,522 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $14,467 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $34,641 | |||
| Total Receipts | $49,108 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,338 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $58,914 | |||
| 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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