| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 33 | Soybeans | 31 | All Cattle | 46 | |||||
| All Wheat | 53 | Winter Wheat | 53 | Beef Cows | 42 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 49 | Oats | 44 | Milk Cows | 30 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 23 | Other Hay | 55 | Hogs & Pigs | 29 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 34 | Sheep | 31 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 52,000 | 90 | 4,664,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 74,400 | 25 | 1,860,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 2,000 | 43 | 86,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 500 | 36 | 18,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,500 | 45 | 68,000 | bu |
| Oats | 700 | 73 | 51,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 35,000 | 3.09 | 108,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 11,000 | 1.34 | 14,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 14,391 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/ | 43,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 19,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 900 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 20,018 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,683 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $17,066 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $26,236 | |||
| Total Receipts | $43,302 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,753 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $55,471 | |||
| 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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