| 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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 21 | Soybeans | 25 | All Cattle | 25 | |||||
| All Wheat | 13 | Winter Wheat | 41 | Beef Cows | 62 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 6 | Oats | 22 | Milk Cows | 1 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 13 | Other Hay | 35 | Hogs & Pigs | 33 | |||||
| Sunflower | 46 | CRP 1/ | 16 | Sheep | 33 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 64,600 | 99 | 6,364,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 92,500 | 29 | 2,718,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 43,000 | 52 | 2,252,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,000 | 64 | 193,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 40,000 | 52 | 2,059,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,000 | 87 | 87,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 31,000 | 2.59 | 80,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 11,000 | 1.42 | 15,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 30,116 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/ | 58,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 9,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 8,800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 9,517 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,228 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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