| 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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 18 | Soybeans | 26 | All Cattle | 33 | |||||
| All Wheat | 32 | Winter Wheat | 39 | Beef Cows | 52 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 18 | Oats | 2 | Milk Cows | 6 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 25 | Other Hay | 26 | Hogs & Pigs | 37 | |||||
| Sunflower | 43 | CRP 1/ | 10 | Sheep | 27 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 60,600 | 118 | 7,136,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 72,100 | 37 | 2,644,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 20,300 | 54 | 1,089,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,100 | 69 | 213,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 17,200 | 51 | 876,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,000 | 78 | 390,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 16,000 | 3.11 | 49,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 12,000 | 1.63 | 19,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 44,700 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/ | 55,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 14,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 5,000 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 6,993 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,593 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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