MEADE COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 63 Soybeans 60 All Cattle 1
All Wheat 20 Winter Wheat 10 Beef Cows 1
Spring Wheat 24 Oats 47 Milk Cows 32
Alfalfa Hay 1 Other Hay 1 Hogs & Pigs 53
Sunflower 57 CRP 1/ 19 Sheep 4
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 600 72 43,200 bu
Soybeans -- -- -- bu
All Wheat 80,700 25 2,008,100 bu
Winter Wheat 38,000 27 1,026,000 bu
Spring Wheat 42,700 23 982,100 bu
Oats 3,400 40 136,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 134,000 1.60 214,500 tons
Other Hay 78,000 1.30 101,200 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
36,037 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $17,966
Livestock & Related Products $42,283
Total Receipts $60,249
Government Payments $4,414
All Cash Receipts 1/ $71,205
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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