| MINER COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 369 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 280,289 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 760 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.3 | ||||
| MINER COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 369 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 280,289 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 760 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.3 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 30 | Soybeans | 30 | All Cattle | 42 | |||||
| All Wheat | 55 | Winter Wheat | 46 | Beef Cows | 39 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 50 | Oats | 58 | Milk Cows | 29 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 41 | Other Hay | 54 | Hogs & Pigs | 29 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 37 | Sheep | 31 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 63,000 | 101 | 6,340,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 68,800 | 33 | 2,271,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 4,500 | 38 | 171,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,800 | 41 | 115,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,700 | 33 | 56,000 | bu |
| Oats | 800 | 61 | 49,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 30,000 | 1.96 | 58,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 11,000 | 1.34 | 14,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 12,533 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/ | 49,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 21,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,000 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 20,018 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,683 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $19,557 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $25,428 | |||
| Total Receipts | $44,985 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,661 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $57,868 | |||
| 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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