| 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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 30 | Soybeans | 32 | All Cattle | 5 | |||||
| All Wheat | 2 | Winter Wheat | 4 | Beef Cows | 11 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 9 | Oats | 57 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 16 | Other Hay | 3 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 3 | CRP 1/ | 15 | Sheep | 38 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 46,100 | 50 | 2,299,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 72,800 | 21 | 1,489,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 122,600 | 32 | 3,961,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 47,700 | 43 | 2,049,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 74,900 | 26 | 1,912,000 | bu |
| Oats | 300 | 20 | 6,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 66,000 | 1.08 | 71,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 58,000 | 0.97 | 56,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | 33,500 | 1,098 | 36,792,000 | pounds |
| 34,573 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/ | 97,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 42,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,526 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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