| LINCOLN COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 841 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 309,552 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 368 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.3 | ||||
| LINCOLN COUNTY | |||||
| |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 841 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 309,552 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 368 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.3 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 5 | Soybeans | 5 | All Cattle | 61 | |||||
| All Wheat | 62 | Winter Wheat | 61 | Beef Cows | 60 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 58 | Oats | 49 | Milk Cows | 27 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 48 | Other Hay | 64 | Hogs & Pigs | 18 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 58 | Sheep | 31 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 136,800 | 147 | 20,170,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 117,200 | 42 | 4,972,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,000 | 51 | 51,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,200 | 66 | 79,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 12,000 | 3.98 | 47,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 2,000 | 1.65 | 3,300 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 4,137 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/ | 30,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 11,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 600 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 32,741 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,250 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $66,487 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $53,738 | |||
| Total Receipts | $120,225 | |||
| Government Payments | $19,428 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $152,402 | |||
| 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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