MELLETTE COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 57 Soybeans 52 All Cattle 33
All Wheat 47 Winter Wheat 39 Beef Cows 19
Spring Wheat 43 Oats 58 Milk Cows 58
Alfalfa Hay 42 Other Hay 34 Hogs & Pigs 59
Sunflower 32 CRP 1/ 35 Sheep 59
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 4,500 56 252,000 bu
Soybeans -- -- -- bu
All Wheat 18,900 25 479,400 bu
Winter Wheat 10,300 24 247,200 bu
Spring Wheat 8,600 27 232,200 bu
Oats -- -- -- bushels
Alfalfa Hay 41,000 1.60 65,600 tons
Other Hay 22,000 1.40 30,800 tons
Sunflower 4,300 1,219 5,240,000 pounds
13,237 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 53,428
Beef Cows 31,865
Milk Cows 24
Hogs & Pigs 748
All Sheep 702
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $5,497
Livestock & Related Products $14,326
Total Receipts $19,823
Government Payments $1,698
All Cash Receipts 1/ $22,626
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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