| Yellow Medicine County Agricultural Landuse Characteristics * | ||
| Total county area (acres) | 489,253 | |
| Cropland (acres) | 405,438 | |
| Percent cropland in county | 83 | |
| 1994 | 1997 | |
| CRP land (acres) | 31,364 | 10,880 |
| CRP land as a % of cropland | 7.7 | 2.7 |
| Percent land meeting residue cover goals ** | 25 | 48 |
| Corn (acres) | 178,500 | 177,700 |
| Corn acreage as a % of cropland | 44 | 43.8 |
| Soybean (acres) | 179,700 | 178,000 |
| Soybean acreage as a % of cropland | 44.3 | 43.9 |
| Wheat (acres) | 16,000 | 13,600 |
| Wheat acreage as a % of cropland | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| Oats (acres) | 3,000 | - |
| Oats acreage as a % of cropland | 0.7 | - |
| Hay (acres) | 11,100 | 10,500 |
| Hay acreage as a % of cropland | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Number of Cattle | 29,100 | 27,000 |
| Number of Hogs | 76,000 | 75,800 |
* Crop acreages and animal productions are based on 1996 agricultural statistics.
** Expressed as % of total county acres meeting target for 15% residue cover after soybean and 30% residue cover after corn.
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Last Updated on 3/18/98