| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 27 | Soybeans | 25 | All Cattle | 44 | |||||
| All Wheat | 54 | Winter Wheat | 48 | Beef Cows | 39 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 41 | Oats | 30 | Milk Cows | 30 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 28 | Other Hay | 39 | Hogs & Pigs | 29 | |||||
| Sunflower | 40 | CRP 1/ | 34 | Sheep | 31 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 61,000 | 97 | 5,917,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 44,500 | 34 | 1,513,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 9,100 | 37 | 338,800 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,100 | 28 | 86,800 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 6,000 | 42 | 252,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,500 | 66 | 297,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 29,000 | 2.80 | 81,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 15,000 | 2.00 | 30,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 16,865 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $19,268 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $23,337 | |||
| Total Receipts | $42,605 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,375 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $47,523 | |||
| 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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