| MOODY COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 549 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 283,783 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 517 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 49.2 | ||||
| MOODY COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 549 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 283,783 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 517 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 49.2 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 5 | Soybeans | 9 | All Cattle | 55 | |||||
| All Wheat | 60 | Winter Wheat | 61 | Beef Cows | 52 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 48 | Oats | 42 | Milk Cows | 21 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 19 | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 59 | Sheep | 43 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 90,000 | 94 | 8,460,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 99,500 | 33 | 3,283,500 | bu |
| All Wheat | 900 | 36 | 32,400 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 900 | 36 | 32,400 | bu |
| Oats | 1,500 | 60 | 90,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 4,346 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 34,712 |
| Beef Cows | 12,746 |
| Milk Cows | 1,672 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 31,657 |
| All Sheep | 2,219 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $50,014 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $32,356 | |||
| Total Receipts | $82,370 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,379 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $90,934 | |||
| 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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