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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 63 Soybeans 56 All Cattle 1
All Wheat 16 Winter Wheat 9 Beef Cows 1
Spring Wheat 22 Oats 46 Milk Cows 32
Alfalfa Hay 1 Other Hay 4 Hogs & Pigs 53
Sunflower 26 CRP 1/ 25 Sheep 4
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 2,200 73 160,600 bu
Soybeans -- -- -- bu
All Wheat 81,200 33 2,675,700 bu
Winter Wheat 53,700 36 1,933,200 bu
Spring Wheat 27,500 27 742,500 bu
Oats 3,100 49 151,900 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 160,000 1.50 240,000 tons
Other Hay 65,000 1.20 78,000 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
27,570 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $13,154
Livestock & Related Products $37,231
Total Receipts $50,385
Government Payments $4,561
All Cash Receipts 1/ $63,076
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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