| DEWEY COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 358 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,368,092 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,821 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.3 | ||||
| DEWEY COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 358 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,368,092 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,821 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.3 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 48 | Soybeans | 56 | All Cattle | 28 | |||||
| All Wheat | 35 | Winter Wheat | 29 | Beef Cows | 7 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 26 | Oats | 22 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 35 | Other Hay | 10 | Hogs & Pigs | 41 | |||||
| Sunflower | 16 | CRP 1/ | 20 | Sheep | 35 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 9,700 | 77 | 747,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 45,900 | 30 | 1,361,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 17,900 | 34 | 610,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 28,000 | 27 | 751,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,900 | 53 | 207,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 48,000 | 1.48 | 70,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 55,000 | 1.39 | 76,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 26,311 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/ | 59,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 45,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,648 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,005 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $9,540 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $30,703 | |||
| Total Receipts | $40,243 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,289 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $50,354 | |||
| 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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