| LAKE COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 513 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 325,134 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 634 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.5 | ||||
| LAKE COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 513 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 325,134 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 634 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.5 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 10 | Soybeans | 12 | All Cattle | 53 | |||||
| All Wheat | 58 | Winter Wheat | 55 | Beef Cows | 53 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 51 | Oats | 40 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 40 | Other Hay | 62 | Hogs & Pigs | 13 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 36 | Sheep | 24 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 110,900 | 151 | 16,719,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 100,200 | 43 | 4,351,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 3,800 | 45 | 169,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,900 | 45 | 85,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,900 | 44 | 84,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,500 | 77 | 116,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 14,000 | 4.22 | 59,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 3,000 | 1.93 | 5,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 14,619 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/ | 35,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 14,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 36,945 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,738 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $52,426 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $45,442 | |||
| Total Receipts | $97,868 | |||
| Government Payments | $15,035 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $118,719 | |||
| 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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