MOODY COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 10 Soybeans 14 All Cattle 55
All Wheat 58 Winter Wheat 54 Beef Cows 52
Spring Wheat 53 Oats 55 Milk Cows 21
Alfalfa Hay 57 Other Hay 62 Hogs & Pigs 19
Sunflower -- CRP 1/ 46 Sheep 43
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 94,500 108 10,206,000 bu
Soybeans 99,500 36 3,582,000 bu
All Wheat 3,400 38 130,200 bu
Winter Wheat 900 53 47,700 bu
Spring Wheat 2,500 33 82,500 bu
Oats 1,400 70 98,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 11,000 3.10 34,100 tons
Other Hay 6,000 1.60 9,600 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
7,760 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 34,712
Beef Cows 12,746
Milk Cows 1,672
Hogs & Pigs 31,657
All Sheep 2,219
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $52,539
Livestock & Related Products $30,640
Total Receipts $83,179
Government Payments $4,247
All Cash Receipts 1/ $93,370
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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