MINER COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 31 Soybeans 25 All Cattle 44
All Wheat 50 Winter Wheat 41 Beef Cows 39
Spring Wheat 46 Oats 59 Milk Cows 30
Alfalfa Hay 38 Other Hay 41 Hogs & Pigs 29
Sunflower 44 CRP 1/ 34 Sheep 31
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 57,500 85 4,887,500 bu
Soybeans 64,500 33 2,128,500 bu
All Wheat 11,300 36 407,500 bu
Winter Wheat 6,000 37 222,000 bu
Spring Wheat 5,300 35 185,500 bu
Oats 1,400 48 67,200 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 25,000 2.80 70,000 tons
Other Hay 13,000 1.80 23,400 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
16,776 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $27,221
Livestock & Related Products $22,016
Total Receipts $49,237
Government Payments $2,933
All Cash Receipts 1/ $55,050
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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