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

 
COUNTY RANKING - 2006
Crops Livestock
Corn 4 Soybeans 6 All Cattle 55
All Wheat 59 Winter Wheat 51 Beef Cows 58
Spring Wheat 62 Oats 28 Milk Cows 26
Alfalfa Hay 32 Other Hay 65 Hogs & Pigs 18
Sunflower CRP 1/ 58 Sheep 31
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 142,700 129 18,418,000 bu
Soybeans 120,700 45 5,372,000 bu
All Wheat 2,200 67 148,000 bu
Winter Wheat -- -- -- bu
Spring Wheat -- -- -- bu
Oats -- -- -- bushels
Alfalfa Hay 10,000 3.87 38,700 tons
Other Hay 1,000 1.50 1,500 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
4,137 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/ 36,000
Beef Cows 1/ 10,000
Milk Cows 1/ 600
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 32,741
All Sheep 2/ 3,250
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2007
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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