| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 27 | Soybeans | 27 | All Cattle | 44 | |||||
| All Wheat | 56 | Winter Wheat | 49 | Beef Cows | 39 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 57 | Oats | 59 | Milk Cows | 30 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 26 | Other Hay | 35 | Hogs & Pigs | 29 | |||||
| Sunflower | 51 | CRP 1/ | 33 | Sheep | 31 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 49,400 | 114 | 5,608,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 69,800 | 37 | 2,604,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 3,600 | 39 | 140,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,400 | 45 | 108,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 25,000 | 3.84 | 96,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 14,000 | 2.36 | 33,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 17,180 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 45,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 21,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,000 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 20,018 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,683 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $20,054 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $21,083 | |||
| Total Receipts | $41,137 | |||
| Government Payments | $9,981 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $55,039 | |||
| 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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