| HARDING COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 223 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,674,112 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 7,507 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.1 | ||||
| HARDING COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 223 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,674,112 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 7,507 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.1 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | Soybeans | All Cattle | 24 | |||||||
| All Wheat | 53 | Winter Wheat | 55 | Beef Cows | 10 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 40 | Oats | 65 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 63 | Other Hay | 19 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 37 | Sheep | 2 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 22,100 | 16 | 344,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,900 | 29 | 85,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 16,300 | 14 | 222,000 | bu |
| Oats | 500 | 24 | 12,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 27,000 | 0.59 | 15,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 50,000 | 1.01 | 50,300 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 14,019 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/ | 61,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 42,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 40,132 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $2,447 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $35,053 | |||
| Total Receipts | $37,500 | |||
| Government Payments | $9,053 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $48,219 | |||
| 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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