| 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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 2 | Soybeans | 4 | All Cattle | 35 | |||||
| All Wheat | 60 | Winter Wheat | 56 | Beef Cows | 42 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 57 | Oats | 34 | Milk Cows | 5 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 14 | Other Hay | 55 | Hogs & Pigs | 3 | |||||
| Sunflower | 48 | CRP 1/ | 45 | Sheep | 15 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 151,000 | 139 | 20,989,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 142,700 | 42 | 5,993,400 | bu |
| All Wheat | 1,400 | 27 | 37,800 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,400 | 27 | 37,800 | bu |
| Oats | 3,200 | 65 | 208,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 26,000 | 4.20 | 109,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 11,000 | 1.60 | 17,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 9,570 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $63,724 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $40,722 | |||
| Total Receipts | $104,446 | |||
| Government Payments | $11,731 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $127,608 | |||
| 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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