| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 63 | Soybeans | 52 | All Cattle | 1 | |||||
| All Wheat | 30 | Winter Wheat | 23 | Beef Cows | 1 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 26 | Oats | 51 | Milk Cows | 32 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 1 | Other Hay | 10 | Hogs & Pigs | 53 | |||||
| Sunflower | 50 | CRP 1/ | 20 | Sheep | 4 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 62,100 | 28 | 1,731,300 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 34,200 | 27 | 923,400 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 27,600 | 29 | 800,400 | bu |
| Oats | 3,700 | 31 | 114,700 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 159,000 | 1.50 | 238,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 67,000 | 1.10 | 74,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 36,196 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $9,081 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $31,826 | |||
| Total Receipts | $40,907 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,099 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $48,892 | |||
| 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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