| 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 - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 3,400,000 | 109 | 370,600,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 4,470,000 | 32 | 143,040,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 2,044,000 | 38 | 76,766,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 370,000 | 32 | 11,840,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,650,000 | 39 | 64,350,000 | bu |
| Oats | 130,000 | 60 | 7,800,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 3,000,000 | 2.20 | 6,600,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 1,700,000 | 1.50 | 2,550,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 705,000 | 1,412 | 995,810,000 | pounds |
| 1,423,476 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 3,950,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 1,792,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 98,000 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,396,326 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 416,570 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $1,836,101 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $2,535,651 | |||
| Total Receipts | $4,371,752 | |||
| Government Payments | $715,264 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $5,504,014 | |||
| 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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