| CHARLES MIX COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 755 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 736,177 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 975 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.2 | ||||
| CHARLES MIX COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 755 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 736,177 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 975 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.2 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 22 | Soybeans | 24 | All Cattle | 2 | |||||
| All Wheat | 3 | Winter Wheat | 1 | Beef Cows | 6 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 28 | Oats | 1 | Milk Cows | 18 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 5 | Other Hay | 2 | Hogs & Pigs | 9 | |||||
| Sunflower | 10 | CRP 1/ | 43 | Sheep | 8 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 88,100 | 69 | 6,083,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 86,700 | 32 | 2,798,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 81,500 | 48 | 3,894,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 71,100 | 49 | 3,462,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 10,400 | 42 | 432,000 | bu |
| Oats | 8,900 | 59 | 523,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 47,000 | 2.11 | 99,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 51,000 | 1.42 | 72,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 11,154 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/ | 121,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 45,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,100 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 44,909 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 13,448 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $51,020 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $103,329 | |||
| Total Receipts | $154,349 | |||
| Government Payments | $16,871 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $180,484 | |||
| 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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