| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 59 | Soybeans | 51 | All Cattle | 34 | |||||
| All Wheat | 33 | Winter Wheat | 18 | Beef Cows | 18 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 43 | Oats | 56 | Milk Cows | 54 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 48 | Other Hay | 35 | Hogs & Pigs | 59 | |||||
| Sunflower | 26 | CRP 1/ | 51 | Sheep | 59 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 6,400 | 48 | 308,500 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 32,700 | 38 | 1,255,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 26,500 | 42 | 1,113,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 40,000 | 1.65 | 66,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 18,000 | 1.83 | 33,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 9,700 | 1,050 | 10,188,000 | pounds |
| 5,023 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 55,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 33,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 748 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 702 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $5,242 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $15,648 | |||
| Total Receipts | $20,890 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,729 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $24,962 | |||
| 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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