| GREGORY COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 587 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 650,897 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,109 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.5 | ||||
| GREGORY COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 587 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 650,897 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,109 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.5 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 43 | Soybeans | 42 | All Cattle | 10 | |||||
| All Wheat | 36 | Winter Wheat | 20 | Beef Cows | 13 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 38 | Oats | 3 | Milk Cows | 12 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 3 | Other Hay | 15 | Hogs & Pigs | 34 | |||||
| Sunflower | 27 | CRP 1/ | 61 | Sheep | 46 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 41,500 | 62 | 2,570,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 13,700 | 27 | 368,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 31,100 | 43 | 1,323,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 22,500 | 47 | 1,054,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 8,600 | 31 | 269,000 | bu |
| Oats | 7,800 | 76 | 593,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 91,000 | 2.19 | 199,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 32,000 | 1.74 | 55,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 3,555 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/ | 78,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 36,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,900 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 8,709 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,894 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $16,229 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $41,966 | |||
| Total Receipts | $58,195 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,671 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $69,309 | |||
| 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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