| 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 | ||||
| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 61 | Soybeans | -- | All Cattle | 49 | |||||
| All Wheat | 23 | Winter Wheat | 11 | Beef Cows | 37 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 31 | Oats | 58 | Milk Cows | 60 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 64 | Other Hay | 12 | Hogs & Pigs | 63 | |||||
| Sunflower | 35 | CRP 1/ | 10 | Sheep | -- | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 1,000 | 42 | 42,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 79,600 | 30 | 2,378,900 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 54,600 | 32 | 1,747,400 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 23,700 | 25 | 592,500 | bu |
| Oats | 1,700 | 41 | 69,700 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 14,000 | 1.50 | 21,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 45,000 | 1.40 | 63,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 52,471 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 | 38,244 |
| Beef Cows | 20,211 |
| Milk Cows | 16 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 218 |
| All Sheep | Not Disclosed |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $8,743 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $10,282 | |||
| Total Receipts | $19,025 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,628 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $24,925 | |||
| 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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