| 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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 37 | Soybeans | 36 | All Cattle | 6 | |||||
| All Wheat | 35 | Winter Wheat | 21 | Beef Cows | 12 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 32 | Oats | 5 | Milk Cows | 12 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 1 | Other Hay | 7 | Hogs & Pigs | 34 | |||||
| Sunflower | 24 | CRP 1/ | 61 | Sheep | 46 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 30,200 | 41 | 1,240,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 15,900 | 33 | 521,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 25,300 | 38 | 963,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 19,000 | 39 | 739,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 6,300 | 36 | 224,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,600 | 53 | 295,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 100,000 | 1.45 | 144,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 36,000 | 1.03 | 37,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 3,555 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/ | 84,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 37,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,600 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 8,709 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,894 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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