| HANSON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 319 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 248,732 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 780 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.1 | ||||
| HANSON COUNTY | |||||
| |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 319 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 248,732 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 780 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.1 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 28 | Soybeans | 27 | All Cattle | 44 | |||||
| All Wheat | 50 | Winter Wheat | 37 | Beef Cows | 46 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 47 | Oats | 25 | Milk Cows | 20 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 61 | Other Hay | 63 | Hogs & Pigs | 3 | |||||
| Sunflower | 34 | CRP 1/ | 51 | Sheep | 56 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 74,400 | 84 | 6,215,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 70,700 | 30 | 2,097,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 10,200 | 45 | 457,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 8,400 | 42 | 353,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,800 | 58 | 104,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,200 | 83 | 183,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 10,000 | 1.79 | 17,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 3,000 | 1.83 | 5,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 5,830 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/ | 40,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 17,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,100 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 57,778 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 919 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $18,534 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $35,015 | |||
| Total Receipts | $53,549 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,254 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $64,933 | |||
| 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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