| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 12 | Soybeans | 11 | All Cattle | 55 | |||||
| All Wheat | 59 | Winter Wheat | 65 | Beef Cows | 52 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 57 | Oats | 50 | Milk Cows | 21 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 63 | Other Hay | 60 | Hogs & Pigs | 19 | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 59 | Sheep | 43 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 109,000 | 107 | 11,663,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 102,000 | 33 | 3,366,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 2,000 | 43 | 85,800 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,800 | 43 | 77,400 | bu |
| Oats | 1,800 | 64 | 115,200 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 9,000 | 2.70 | 24,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 1.70 | 11,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 3,719 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 | 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $39,876 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $31,733 | |||
| Total Receipts | $71,609 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,093 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $79,381 | |||
| 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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