| CUSTER COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 303 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 589,129 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,944 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 57.7 | ||||
| CUSTER COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 303 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 589,129 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,944 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 57.7 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 64 | Soybeans | All Cattle | 63 | ||||||
| All Wheat | 61 | Winter Wheat | 58 | Beef Cows | 34 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 60 | Oats | 63 | Milk Cows | 32 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 59 | Other Hay | 59 | Hogs & Pigs | 54 | |||||
| Sunflower | 52 | CRP 1/ | 65 | Sheep | 58 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,400 | 34 | 47,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 16,000 | 1.27 | 20,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 9,000 | 0.93 | 8,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 364 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/ | 24,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 21,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 97 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 343 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $1,914 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $11,294 | |||
| Total Receipts | $13,208 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,354 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $16,844 | |||
| 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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