| MEADE COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 895 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 2,228,839 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 2,490 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.2 | ||||
| MEADE COUNTY | |||||
| |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 895 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 2,228,839 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 2,490 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.2 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 58 | Soybeans | 58 | All Cattle | 3 | |||||
| All Wheat | 32 | Winter Wheat | 17 | Beef Cows | 1 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 34 | Oats | 43 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 1 | Other Hay | 11 | Hogs & Pigs | 49 | |||||
| Sunflower | 25 | CRP 1/ | 25 | Sheep | 7 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 1,400 | 86 | 121,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 58,500 | 29 | 1,689,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 41,400 | 32 | 1,313,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 17,100 | 22 | 376,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,600 | 42 | 110,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 190,000 | 1.39 | 263,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 57,000 | 1.22 | 69,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 21,981 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/ | 117,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 78,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 390 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 15,272 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $14,983 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $59,892 | |||
| Total Receipts | $74,875 | |||
| Government Payments | $12,608 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $96,911 | |||
| 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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