| 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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 7 | Soybeans | 11 | All Cattle | 58 | |||||
| All Wheat | 61 | Winter Wheat | 58 | Beef Cows | 54 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 47 | Oats | 31 | Milk Cows | 20 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 30 | Other Hay | 58 | Hogs & Pigs | 13 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 36 | Sheep | 24 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 102,800 | 132 | 13,558,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 106,700 | 42 | 4,472,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,400 | 54 | 76,000 | bu |
| Oats | 700 | 69 | 48,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 12,000 | 3.37 | 40,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 3,000 | 1.93 | 5,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 14,619 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/ | 31,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 13,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,000 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 36,945 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,738 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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