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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 8 Soybeans 16 All Cattle 55
All Wheat 57 Winter Wheat 63 Beef Cows 52
Spring Wheat 47 Oats 52 Milk Cows 21
Alfalfa Hay 51 Other Hay 63 Hogs & Pigs 19
Sunflower -- CRP 1/ 40 Sheep 43
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 102,000 140 14,280,000 bu
Soybeans 101,500 40 4,060,000 bu
All Wheat 3,000 32 96,000 bu
Winter Wheat -- -- -- bu
Spring Wheat 3,000 32 96,000 bu
Oats 1,400 83 116,200 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 13,000 3.80 49,400 tons
Other Hay 5,000 1.80 9,000 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
15,028 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 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $39,993
Livestock & Related Products $26,677
Total Receipts $66,670
Government Payments $9,562
All Cash Receipts 1/ $83,935
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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