| 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 - 1997 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 2 | Soybeans | 4 | All Cattle | 35 | |||||
| All Wheat | 57 | Winter Wheat | 51 | Beef Cows | 42 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 54 | Oats | 18 | Milk Cows | 5 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 23 | Other Hay | 50 | Hogs & Pigs | 3 | |||||
| Sunflower | 42 | CRP 1/ | 43 | Sheep | 15 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 143,000 | 107 | 15,301,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 145,000 | 36 | 5,220,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 4,000 | 37 | 145,900 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,100 | 36 | 75,600 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,900 | 37 | 70,300 | bu |
| Oats | 3,700 | 70 | 259,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 26,000 | 3.40 | 88,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 12,000 | 1.60 | 19,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 9,015 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $83,750 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $46,058 | |||
| Total Receipts | $129,808 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,802 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $144,543 | |||
| 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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