| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 3 | Soybeans | 4 | All Cattle | 22 | |||||
| All Wheat | 61 | Winter Wheat | 61 | Beef Cows | 42 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 57 | Oats | 20 | Milk Cows | 5 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 29 | Other Hay | 49 | Hogs & Pigs | 3 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 39 | Sheep | 15 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 134,000 | 123 | 16,542,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 150,300 | 37 | 5,528,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 800 | 34 | 27,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 700 | 33 | 23,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,700 | 77 | 130,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 32,000 | 3.18 | 101,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 11,000 | 1.65 | 18,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 12,250 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 69,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 19,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 5,200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 63,722 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 6,632 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $65,217 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $59,780 | |||
| Total Receipts | $124,997 | |||
| Government Payments | $21,564 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $160,233 | |||
| 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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