| HAND COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 480 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 868,379 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,809 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.3 | ||||
| HAND COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 480 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 868,379 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,809 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.3 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 26 | Soybeans | 28 | All Cattle | 4 | |||||
| All Wheat | 4 | Winter Wheat | 9 | Beef Cows | 10 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 7 | Oats | 48 | Milk Cows | 19 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 10 | Other Hay | 3 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 3 | CRP 1/ | 15 | Sheep | 38 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 85,200 | 98 | 8,319,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 62,600 | 33 | 2,070,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 126,900 | 45 | 5,682,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 50,300 | 50 | 2,500,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 76,600 | 42 | 3,182,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,100 | 86 | 94,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 68,000 | 1.94 | 132,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 66,000 | 1.50 | 99,300 | tons |
| Sunflower | 42,900 | 1,743 | 74,755,000 | pounds |
| 34,573 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/ | 106,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 42,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,526 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $50,147 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $61,558 | |||
| Total Receipts | $111,705 | |||
| Government Payments | $21,770 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $143,504 | |||
| 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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