| 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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 55 | Soybeans | All Cattle | 4 | ||||||
| All Wheat | 39 | Winter Wheat | 26 | Beef Cows | 1 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 34 | Oats | 35 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 9 | Other Hay | 6 | Hogs & Pigs | 49 | |||||
| Sunflower | 21 | CRP 1/ | 25 | Sheep | 7 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 1,600 | 43 | 68,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 31,200 | 26 | 799,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 18,500 | 32 | 596,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 12,700 | 16 | 203,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,000 | 30 | 30,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 130,000 | 0.67 | 86,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 52,000 | 0.73 | 37,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 21,981 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/ | 110,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 76,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 390 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 15,272 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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