| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 10 | Soybeans | 12 | All Cattle | 52 | |||||
| All Wheat | 57 | Winter Wheat | 56 | Beef Cows | 53 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 47 | Oats | 41 | Milk Cows | 21 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 51 | Other Hay | 63 | Hogs & Pigs | 19 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 36 | Sheep | 43 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 88,700 | 135 | 12,010,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 114,700 | 40 | 4,570,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 2,500 | 39 | 98,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 1,100 | 94 | 103,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 13,000 | 4.62 | 60,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 6,000 | 1.67 | 10,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 16,020 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/ | 37,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 13,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,600 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 31,657 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,219 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $42,148 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $30,916 | |||
| Total Receipts | $73,064 | |||
| Government Payments | $15,338 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $96,586 | |||
| 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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