| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 65 | Soybeans | -- | All Cattle | 20 | |||||
| All Wheat | 27 | Winter Wheat | 14 | Beef Cows | 13 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 37 | Oats | 54 | Milk Cows | 34 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 31 | Other Hay | 15 | Hogs & Pigs | 60 | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 27 | Sheep | 58 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 63,600 | 30 | 1,911,100 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 51,500 | 31 | 1,596,500 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 12,100 | 26 | 314,600 | bu |
| Oats | 2,800 | 39 | 109,200 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 51,000 | 1.50 | 76,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 39,000 | 1.50 | 58,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 23,437 acres were in the 1996 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 68,107 |
| Beef Cows | 37,742 |
| Milk Cows | 784 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 741 |
| All Sheep | 808 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $18,275 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $25,249 | |||
| Total Receipts | $43,524 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,384 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $49,908 | |||
| 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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