| MINNEHAHA COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 1,125 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 406,280 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 361 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.0 | ||||
| MINNEHAHA COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 1,125 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 406,280 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 361 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.0 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 3 | Soybeans | 6 | All Cattle | 28 | |||||
| All Wheat | 59 | Winter Wheat | 63 | Beef Cows | 39 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 54 | Oats | 13 | Milk Cows | 5 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 14 | Other Hay | 44 | Hogs & Pigs | 3 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 39 | Sheep | 15 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 156,000 | 135 | 20,984,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 143,600 | 40 | 5,779,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 1,200 | 38 | 45,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,000 | 35 | 35,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,900 | 77 | 299,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 33,000 | 3.51 | 115,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 13,000 | 1.48 | 19,300 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 11,379 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 64,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 21,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 5,200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 63,722 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 6,632 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $67,396 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $51,836 | |||
| Total Receipts | $119,232 | |||
| Government Payments | $22,582 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $154,882 | |||
| 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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