| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 4 | Soybeans | 7 | All Cattle | 29 | |||||
| All Wheat | 61 | Winter Wheat | 59 | Beef Cows | 40 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 60 | Oats | 28 | Milk Cows | 5 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 13 | Other Hay | 48 | Hogs & Pigs | 3 | |||||
| Sunflower | 46 | CRP 1/ | 45 | Sheep | 15 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 129,200 | 132 | 17,087,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 152,500 | 37 | 5,589,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 1,100 | 42 | 46,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 600 | 35 | 21,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,800 | 88 | 158,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 30,000 | 4.67 | 140,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 15,000 | 1.70 | 25,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 9,339 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 59,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 20,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 5,200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 63,722 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 6,632 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $60,442 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $44,513 | |||
| Total Receipts | $104,955 | |||
| Government Payments | $22,712 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $139,807 | |||
| 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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