| DEUEL COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 583 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 327,617 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 562 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.9 | ||||
| DEUEL COUNTY | |||||
| |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 583 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 327,617 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 562 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.9 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 19 | Soybeans | 24 | All Cattle | 41 | |||||
| All Wheat | 37 | Winter Wheat | 42 | Beef Cows | 51 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 23 | Oats | 5 | Milk Cows | 5 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 43 | Other Hay | 40 | Hogs & Pigs | 37 | |||||
| Sunflower | 45 | CRP 1/ | 10 | Sheep | 27 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 66,500 | 156 | 10,367,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 63,200 | 39 | 2,432,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 21,500 | 57 | 1,223,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 5,000 | 53 | 265,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 16,500 | 58 | 958,000 | bu |
| Oats | 6,200 | 84 | 521,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 19,000 | 2.85 | 54,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 13,000 | 1.69 | 22,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 44,700 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/ | 48,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 15,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 4,900 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 6,993 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,593 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $22,069 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $42,490 | |||
| Total Receipts | $64,559 | |||
| Government Payments | $12,916 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $82,537 | |||
| 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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