| BEADLE COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 728 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 809,535 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,112 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.9 | ||||
| BEADLE COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 728 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 809,535 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,112 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.9 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 8 | Soybeans | 6 | All Cattle | 5 | |||||
| All Wheat | 17 | Winter Wheat | 16 | Beef Cows | 5 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 16 | Oats | 37 | Milk Cows | 10 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 13 | Other Hay | 16 | Hogs & Pigs | 11 | |||||
| Sunflower | 12 | CRP 1/ | 17 | Sheep | 32 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 156,400 | 110 | 17,200,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 147,700 | 34 | 4,965,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 72,700 | 44 | 3,177,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 30,100 | 47 | 1,415,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 42,600 | 41 | 1,762,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,400 | 94 | 132,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 42,000 | 2.85 | 119,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 29,000 | 1.92 | 55,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | 8,600 | 2,160 | 18,576,000 | pounds |
| 29,131 acres were in the2005 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 104,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 51,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,100 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 40,569 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,246 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $53,307 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $83,842 | |||
| Total Receipts | $137,149 | |||
| Government Payments | $28,444 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $175,361 | |||
| 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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