| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 56 | Soybeans | -- | All Cattle | 33 | |||||
| All Wheat | 40 | Winter Wheat | 22 | Beef Cows | 19 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 45 | Oats | 60 | Milk Cows | 58 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 39 | Other Hay | 43 | Hogs & Pigs | 59 | |||||
| Sunflower | 31 | CRP 1/ | 35 | Sheep | 59 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 3,200 | 35 | 112,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 37,500 | 31 | 1,156,500 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 31,500 | 31 | 976,500 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 6,000 | 30 | 180,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,600 | 42 | 67,200 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 45,000 | 1.50 | 67,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 20,000 | 1.40 | 28,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 13,703 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 | 53,428 |
| Beef Cows | 31,865 |
| Milk Cows | 24 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 748 |
| All Sheep | 702 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $7,829 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $12,958 | |||
| Total Receipts | $20,787 | |||
| Government Payments | $1,348 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $25,281 | |||
| 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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