| 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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 25 | Soybeans | 13 | All Cattle | 3 | |||||
| All Wheat | 7 | Winter Wheat | 16 | Beef Cows | 4 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 7 | Oats | 51 | Milk Cows | 12 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 6 | Other Hay | 9 | Hogs & Pigs | 11 | |||||
| Sunflower | 12 | CRP 1/ | 17 | Sheep | 32 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 86,800 | 63 | 5,485,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 144,400 | 28 | 3,994,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 62,500 | 48 | 2,970,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 19,000 | 54 | 1,027,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 43,500 | 45 | 1,943,000 | bu |
| Oats | 300 | 40 | 12,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 47,000 | 2.09 | 98,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 32,000 | 1.11 | 35,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 29,131 acres were in the2006 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 111,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 50,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,600 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 40,569 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,246 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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