| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 2 | Soybeans | 3 | All Cattle | 35 | |||||
| All Wheat | 58 | Winter Wheat | 66 | Beef Cows | 42 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 55 | Oats | 43 | Milk Cows | 5 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 13 | Other Hay | 46 | Hogs & Pigs | 3 | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 45 | Sheep | 15 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 163,000 | 115 | 18,745,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 136,000 | 37 | 5,032,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 2,100 | 48 | 101,500 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,900 | 49 | 93,100 | bu |
| Oats | 2,700 | 73 | 197,100 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 29,000 | 3.80 | 110,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 15,000 | 1.80 | 27,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 8,556 acres were in the 1996 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 51,844 |
| Beef Cows | 17,227 |
| Milk Cows | 4,508 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 63,722 |
| All Sheep | 6,632 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $67,463 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $60,801 | |||
| Total Receipts | $128,264 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,453 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $143,013 | |||
| 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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