| SOUTH DAKOTA (State Level) | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 31,284 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 44,354,880 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,418 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.8 | ||||
| SOUTH DAKOTA (State Level) | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 31,284 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 44,354,880 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,418 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.8 | ||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 3,800,000 | 112 | 425,600,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 4,370,000 | 35 | 152,950,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 2,878,000 | 40 | 114,268,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,280,000 | 42 | 53,760,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,580,000 | 38 | 60,040,000 | bu |
| Oats | 220,000 | 61 | 13,420,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 2,650,000 | 2.05 | 5,433,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 1,400,000 | 1.40 | 1,960,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 699,000 | 1,519 | 1,061,700,000 | pounds |
| 1,334,405 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/ | 4,050,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 1,809,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 101,000 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,396,326 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 416,570 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $1,865,979 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $2,319,520 | |||
| Total Receipts | $4,185,499 | |||
| Government Payments | $789,895 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $5,373,829 | |||
| 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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