| 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 - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 2,450,000 | 79 | 193,550,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 2,500,000 | 30 | 75,000,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 2,752,000 | 33 | 90,736,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,520,000 | 37 | 56,240,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,200,000 | 28 | 33,600,000 | bu |
| Oats | 250,000 | 46 | 11,500,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 940,000 | 1,303 | 1,224,680,000 | pounds |
| 1,758,462 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 3,723,271 |
| Beef Cows | 1,675,000 |
| Milk Cows | 95,882 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 1,396,326 |
| All Sheep | 416,570 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $1,861,790 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $2,094,961 | |||
| Total Receipts | $3,956,751 | |||
| Government Payments | $245,015 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $4,445,479 | |||
| 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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