| 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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 61 | Soybeans | 50 | All Cattle | 20 | |||||
| All Wheat | 15 | Winter Wheat | 7 | Beef Cows | 13 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 30 | Oats | 30 | Milk Cows | 34 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 25 | Other Hay | 46 | Hogs & Pigs | 60 | |||||
| Sunflower | 35 | CRP 1/ | 36 | Sheep | 58 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 2,700 | 74 | 199,800 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 73,500 | 39 | 2,877,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 56,000 | 42 | 2,352,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 17,500 | 30 | 525,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,200 | 69 | 220,800 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 60,000 | 1.50 | 90,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 23,000 | 1.00 | 23,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 4,300 | 1,200 | 5,160,000 | pounds |
| 17,811 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $14,535 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $24,903 | |||
| Total Receipts | $39,438 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,615 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $47,187 | |||
| 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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