| MELLETTE COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 217 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 654,597 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,017 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.4 | ||||
| MELLETTE COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 217 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 654,597 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,017 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.4 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 59 | Soybeans | 53 | All Cattle | 34 | |||||
| All Wheat | 36 | Winter Wheat | 18 | Beef Cows | 18 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 43 | Oats | 57 | Milk Cows | 53 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 45 | Other Hay | 45 | Hogs & Pigs | 59 | |||||
| Sunflower | 27 | CRP 1/ | 55 | Sheep | 59 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 5,000 | 37 | 185,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 3,400 | 11 | 38,500 | bu |
| All Wheat | 29,600 | 31 | 924,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 25,500 | 32 | 809,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 3,900 | 28 | 110,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,100 | 46 | 50,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 43,000 | 1.22 | 52,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 18,000 | 1.04 | 18,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | 9,100 | 1,109 | 10,088,000 | pounds |
| 3,583 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 58,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 35,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 748 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 702 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $4,385 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $17,636 | |||
| Total Receipts | $22,021 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,558 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $26,021 | |||
| 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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