LYMAN COUNTY
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2002 AG CENSUS
Number of Farms 420
Land in Farms (acres) 885,332
Average Farm Size (acres) 2,108
Average Age of Farmers 53.1

 
COUNTY RANKING - 2006
Crops Livestock
Corn 38 Soybeans 47 All Cattle 36
All Wheat 5 Winter Wheat 2 Beef Cows 23
Spring Wheat 26 Oats 39 Milk Cows
Alfalfa Hay 48 Other Hay 19 Hogs & Pigs 39
Sunflower 6 CRP 1/ 3 Sheep
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 11,200 102 1,140,000 bu
Soybeans -- -- -- bu
All Wheat 118,200 26 3,110,000 bu
Winter Wheat 88,100 30 2,601,000 bu
Spring Wheat 30,100 17 509,000 bu
Oats 800 34 27,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 20,000 0.67 13,400 tons
Other Hay 39,000 0.60 23,500 tons
Sunflower 24,400 825 20,124,000 pounds
82,076 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/ 53,000
Beef Cows 1/ 29,000
Milk Cows 1/ --
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 2,137
All Sheep 2/ Not Disclosed
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2007
2/     Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $30,102
Livestock & Related Products $25,836
Total Receipts $55,938
Government Payments $12,878
All Cash Receipts 1/ $76,148
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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