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 - 2006
Crops Livestock
Corn 29 Soybeans 28 All Cattle 41
All Wheat 22 Winter Wheat 9 Beef Cows 54
Spring Wheat 40 Oats 8 Milk Cows 20
Alfalfa Hay 31 Other Hay 36 Hogs & Pigs 2
Sunflower 30 CRP 1/ 54 Sheep 15
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 47,700 57 2,708,000 bu
Soybeans 57,900 41 2,353,000 bu
All Wheat 27,900 56 1,549,000 bu
Winter Wheat 25,200 56 1,412,000 bu
Spring Wheat 2,700 51 137,000 bu
Oats 3,300 62 206,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 18,000 2.21 39,700 tons
Other Hay 11,000 1.38 15,200 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
5,417 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/ 45,000
Beef Cows 1/ 13,000
Milk Cows 1/ 1,000
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 81,556
All Sheep 2/ 6,284
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2007
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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