| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 58 | Soybeans | 54 | All Cattle | 38 | |||||
| All Wheat | 40 | Winter Wheat | 13 | Beef Cows | 14 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 43 | Oats | 62 | Milk Cows | 50 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 42 | Other Hay | 32 | Hogs & Pigs | 59 | |||||
| Sunflower | 23 | CRP 1/ | 55 | Sheep | 59 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 4,800 | 43 | 206,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 1,200 | 14 | 17,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 13,700 | 32 | 436,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 7,700 | 32 | 247,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 6,000 | 31 | 185,000 | bu |
| Oats | 300 | 37 | 11,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 48,000 | 1.60 | 76,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 21,000 | 1.80 | 37,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 8,200 | 1,009 | 8,270,000 | pounds |
| 4,117 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 54,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 37,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 748 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 702 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $3,776 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $18,247 | |||
| Total Receipts | $22,023 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,376 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $25,911 | |||
| 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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