| DOUGLAS COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 394 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 236,841 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 601 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.9 | ||||
| DOUGLAS COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 394 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 236,841 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 601 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.9 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 35 | Soybeans | 32 | All Cattle | 38 | |||||
| All Wheat | 38 | Winter Wheat | 21 | Beef Cows | 47 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 48 | Oats | 23 | Milk Cows | 15 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 49 | Other Hay | 48 | Hogs & Pigs | 2 | |||||
| Sunflower | 44 | CRP 1/ | 54 | Sheep | 15 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 60,800 | 70 | 4,229,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 65,600 | 22 | 1,428,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 19,700 | 57 | 1,121,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 17,200 | 59 | 1,020,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 2,500 | 40 | 101,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,900 | 70 | 202,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 18,000 | 2.42 | 43,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 10,000 | 1.52 | 15,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 5,417 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/ | 50,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 16,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 81,556 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 6,284 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $16,900 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $59,122 | |||
| Total Receipts | $76,022 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,159 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $86,643 | |||
| 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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