| HAMLIN COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 451 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 307,193 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 681 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| HAMLIN COUNTY | |||||
| |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 451 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 307,193 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 681 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 14 | Soybeans | 19 | All Cattle | 51 | |||||
| All Wheat | 30 | Winter Wheat | 38 | Beef Cows | 58 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 15 | Oats | 6 | Milk Cows | 8 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 28 | Other Hay | 43 | Hogs & Pigs | 25 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 28 | Sheep | 48 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 77,100 | 123 | 9,445,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 83,800 | 38 | 3,196,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 21,800 | 53 | 1,164,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,700 | 68 | 250,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 18,100 | 51 | 914,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,500 | 89 | 223,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 16,000 | 2.89 | 46,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 8,000 | 1.59 | 12,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 18,663 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/ | 37,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 10,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 3,100 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 20,831 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,599 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $38,428 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $34,326 | |||
| Total Receipts | $72,754 | |||
| Government Payments | $13,226 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $92,257 | |||
| 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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