| EDMUNDS COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 386 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 585,229 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,516 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.6 | ||||
| EDMUNDS COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 386 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 585,229 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,516 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.6 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 13 | Soybeans | 9 | All Cattle | 11 | |||||
| All Wheat | 7 | Winter Wheat | 47 | Beef Cows | 24 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 2 | Oats | 12 | Milk Cows | 15 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 39 | Other Hay | 22 | Hogs & Pigs | 7 | |||||
| Sunflower | 9 | CRP 1/ | 21 | Sheep | 49 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 99,400 | 125 | 12,414,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 133,800 | 35 | 4,698,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 99,000 | 47 | 4,610,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 5,300 | 43 | 228,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 93,700 | 47 | 4,382,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,500 | 76 | 343,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 26,000 | 2.51 | 65,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 26,000 | 1.54 | 40,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 15,400 | 2,080 | 32,032,000 | pounds |
| 25,878 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/ | 77,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 28,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 48,120 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,534 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $55,015 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $56,457 | |||
| Total Receipts | $111,472 | |||
| Government Payments | $13,753 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $137,952 | |||
| 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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