| 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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 29 | Soybeans | 26 | All Cattle | 44 | |||||
| All Wheat | 52 | Winter Wheat | 43 | Beef Cows | 39 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 46 | Oats | 43 | Milk Cows | 30 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 26 | Other Hay | 48 | Hogs & Pigs | 29 | |||||
| Sunflower | 43 | CRP 1/ | 33 | Sheep | 31 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 60,000 | 108 | 6,480,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 63,000 | 41 | 2,583,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 5,000 | 40 | 200,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 5,000 | 40 | 200,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 2,500 | 68 | 170,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 28,000 | 3.20 | 89,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 11,000 | 2.00 | 22,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 18,524 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $20,206 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $18,361 | |||
| Total Receipts | $38,567 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,535 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $46,791 | |||
| 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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