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 - 2006
Crops Livestock
Corn 62 Soybeans All Cattle 25
All Wheat 55 Winter Wheat 45 Beef Cows 9
Spring Wheat 56 Oats 57 Milk Cows
Alfalfa Hay 65 Other Hay 40 Hogs & Pigs 41
Sunflower 26 CRP 1/ 20 Sheep 35
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn -- -- -- bu
Soybeans -- -- -- bu
All Wheat 9,400 21 196,000 bu
Winter Wheat 6,000 27 162,000 bu
Spring Wheat 3,400 10 34,000 bu
Oats -- -- -- bushels
Alfalfa Hay 2,000 0.60 1,200 tons
Other Hay 15,000 0.90 13,500 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
26,311 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/ 58,000
Beef Cows 1/ 44,000
Milk Cows 1/ --
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 1,648
All Sheep 2/ 3,005
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2007
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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