| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 57 | Soybeans | 49 | All Cattle | 17 | |||||
| All Wheat | 18 | Winter Wheat | 1 | Beef Cows | 12 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 27 | Oats | 52 | Milk Cows | 33 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 41 | Other Hay | 42 | Hogs & Pigs | 60 | |||||
| Sunflower | 28 | CRP 1/ | 43 | Sheep | 58 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 3,300 | 76 | 249,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 5,800 | 16 | 94,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 57,800 | 31 | 1,807,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 34,800 | 31 | 1,075,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 23,000 | 32 | 732,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,000 | 32 | 32,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 73,000 | 1.06 | 77,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 29,000 | 1.00 | 28,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | 7,400 | 940 | 6,959,000 | pounds |
| 10,350 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 75,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 40,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 741 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 808 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $13,650 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $38,959 | |||
| Total Receipts | $52,609 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,655 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $61,206 | |||
| 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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