| 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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 32 | Soybeans | 30 | All Cattle | 16 | |||||
| All Wheat | 17 | Winter Wheat | 57 | Beef Cows | 26 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 10 | Oats | 51 | Milk Cows | 17 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 53 | Other Hay | 25 | Hogs & Pigs | 7 | |||||
| Sunflower | 9 | CRP 1/ | 21 | Sheep | 49 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 48,700 | 39 | 1,880,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 121,300 | 16 | 1,898,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 78,900 | 23 | 1,797,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,200 | 38 | 45,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 77,700 | 23 | 1,752,000 | bu |
| Oats | 500 | 24 | 12,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 16,000 | 0.68 | 10,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 26,000 | 0.77 | 20,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 13,700 | 1,057 | 14,482,000 | pounds |
| 25,878 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/ | 69,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 25,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 48,120 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,534 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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