| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 29 | Soybeans | 29 | All Cattle | 44 | |||||
| All Wheat | 53 | Winter Wheat | 43 | Beef Cows | 39 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 52 | Oats | 56 | Milk Cows | 30 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 29 | |||||
| Sunflower | 34 | CRP 1/ | 33 | Sheep | 31 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 34,000 | 68 | 2,312,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 29,500 | 24 | 708,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 6,800 | 33 | 223,100 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 5,900 | 34 | 200,600 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 900 | 25 | 22,500 | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 4,200 | 500 | 2,100,000 | pounds |
| 16,828 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 42,649 |
| Beef Cows | 19,143 |
| Milk Cows | 988 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 20,018 |
| All Sheep | 3,683 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $13,786 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $24,226 | |||
| Total Receipts | $38,012 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,235 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $42,530 | |||
| 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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