| 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 - 1997 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 60 | Soybeans | 51 | All Cattle | 20 | |||||
| All Wheat | 19 | Winter Wheat | 9 | Beef Cows | 13 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 25 | Oats | 51 | Milk Cows | 34 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 21 | Other Hay | 43 | Hogs & Pigs | 60 | |||||
| Sunflower | 39 | CRP 1/ | 27 | Sheep | 58 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 2,300 | 90 | 207,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 79,000 | 26 | 2,012,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 42,000 | 25 | 1,050,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 37,000 | 26 | 962,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,400 | 44 | 105,600 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 56,000 | 1.60 | 89,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 23,000 | 1.00 | 23,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 23,887 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $16,916 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $28,151 | |||
| Total Receipts | $45,067 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,523 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $51,064 | |||
| 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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