| FALL RIVER COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 278 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 982,282 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,533 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 57.2 | ||||
| FALL RIVER COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 278 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 982,282 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,533 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 57.2 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 59 | Soybeans | All Cattle | 16 | ||||||
| All Wheat | 52 | Winter Wheat | 39 | Beef Cows | 4 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 63 | Oats | 61 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 55 | Other Hay | 51 | Hogs & Pigs | 50 | |||||
| Sunflower | 47 | CRP 1/ | 63 | Sheep | 45 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 10,000 | 34 | 340,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 18,000 | 1.91 | 34,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 1.81 | 12,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 738 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/ | 72,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 52,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 205 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,974 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $3,719 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $99,751 | |||
| Total Receipts | $103,470 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,541 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $109,477 | |||
| 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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