| GRANT COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 548 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 350,299 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 639 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.7 | ||||
| GRANT COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 548 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 350,299 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 639 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.7 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 21 | Soybeans | 19 | All Cattle | 37 | |||||
| All Wheat | 28 | Winter Wheat | 49 | Beef Cows | 63 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 15 | Oats | 21 | Milk Cows | 1 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 24 | Other Hay | 43 | Hogs & Pigs | 33 | |||||
| Sunflower | 50 | CRP 1/ | 16 | Sheep | 33 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 67,000 | 143 | 9,606,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 88,900 | 38 | 3,342,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 40,400 | 50 | 2,017,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,300 | 48 | 158,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 37,100 | 50 | 1,859,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,500 | 84 | 209,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 28,000 | 2.88 | 80,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 12,000 | 1.65 | 19,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 30,116 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/ | 51,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 9,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 8,900 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 9,517 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,228 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $40,892 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $72,945 | |||
| Total Receipts | $113,837 | |||
| Government Payments | $14,191 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $134,202 | |||
| 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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