| 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 - 1997 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 52 | Soybeans | 57 | All Cattle | 49 | |||||
| All Wheat | 11 | Winter Wheat | 6 | Beef Cows | 37 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 22 | Oats | 62 | Milk Cows | 60 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 65 | Other Hay | 22 | Hogs & Pigs | 63 | |||||
| Sunflower | 24 | CRP 1/ | 13 | Sheep | -- | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 3,900 | 116 | 452,400 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 116,300 | 24 | 2,767,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 63,000 | 27 | 1,701,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 53,300 | 20 | 1,066,000 | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 12,000 | 1.70 | 20,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 46,000 | 1.00 | 46,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 9,600 | 1,081 | 10,380,000 | pounds |
| 50,014 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 | 38,244 |
| Beef Cows | 20,211 |
| Milk Cows | 16 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 218 |
| All Sheep | Not Disclosed |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $14,635 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $12,224 | |||
| Total Receipts | $26,859 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,149 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $34,041 | |||
| 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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