STANLEY COUNTY
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1997 AG CENSUS
Number of Farms 194
Land in Farms (acres) 895,781
Average Farm Size (acres) 4,617
Average Age of Farmers 54.7

 
COUNTY RANKING - 2000
Crops Livestock
Corn 58 Soybeans 59 All Cattle 45
All Wheat 7 Winter Wheat 4 Beef Cows 32
Spring Wheat 24 Oats 54 Milk Cows
Alfalfa Hay 64 Other Hay 33 Hogs & Pigs 63
Sunflower 16 CRP 1/ 11 Sheep
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 7,000 38 267,000 bu
Soybeans 900 14 12,300 bu
All Wheat 113,000 36 4,093,000 bu
Winter Wheat 89,000 37 3,282,000 bu
Spring Wheat 24,000 34 811,000 bu
Oats 1,800 36 65,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 14,000 1.16 16,300 tons
Other Hay 27,000 1.04 28,200 tons
Sunflower 17,700 1,166 20,640,000 pounds
37,942 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program
1/     Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules.

 
LIVESTOCK INVENTORY
Species Number
All Cattle 1/ 45,000
Beef Cows 1/ 25,000
Milk Cows 1/ 0
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 218
All Sheep 2/ Not Disclosed
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2001
2/     Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $13,648
Livestock & Related Products $15,267
Total Receipts $28,915
Government Payments $6,659
All Cash Receipts 1/ $40,012
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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