| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 55 | Soybeans | 48 | All Cattle | 20 | |||||
| All Wheat | 15 | Winter Wheat | 7 | Beef Cows | 12 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 35 | Oats | 24 | Milk Cows | 35 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 19 | Other Hay | 42 | Hogs & Pigs | 60 | |||||
| Sunflower | 30 | CRP 1/ | 41 | Sheep | 58 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 4,000 | 93 | 372,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 3,300 | 26 | 84,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 72,100 | 41 | 2,972,500 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 57,700 | 45 | 2,596,500 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 14,400 | 26 | 376,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,600 | 50 | 180,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 60,000 | 1.98 | 119,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 25,000 | 1.24 | 31,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 5,700 | 1,400 | 7,980,000 | pounds |
| 10,764 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 71,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 40,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 741 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 808 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $15,679 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $31,103 | |||
| Total Receipts | $46,782 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,643 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $56,814 | |||
| 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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