| PENNINGTON COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 637 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,043,959 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,639 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.7 | ||||
| PENNINGTON COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 637 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,043,959 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,639 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.7 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 54 | Soybeans | 50 | All Cattle | 18 | |||||
| All Wheat | 17 | Winter Wheat | 8 | Beef Cows | 13 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 32 | Oats | 55 | Milk Cows | 34 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 23 | Other Hay | 35 | Hogs & Pigs | 60 | |||||
| Sunflower | 28 | CRP 1/ | 40 | Sheep | 58 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 8,300 | 48 | 398,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 5,300 | 11 | 56,600 | bu |
| All Wheat | 69,400 | 34 | 2,372,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 53,400 | 37 | 1,972,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 16,000 | 25 | 400,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,200 | 27 | 59,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 63,000 | 1.51 | 95,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 22,000 | 1.21 | 26,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | 7,200 | 1,243 | 8,948,000 | pounds |
| 10,768 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 74,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 41,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 741 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 808 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $13,637 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $34,516 | |||
| Total Receipts | $48,153 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,583 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $57,454 | |||
| 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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