| MELLETTE COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 200 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 660,456 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,302 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 56.8 | ||||
| MELLETTE COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 200 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 660,456 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,302 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 56.8 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 60 | Soybeans | 53 | All Cattle | 34 | |||||
| All Wheat | 44 | Winter Wheat | 27 | Beef Cows | 18 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 46 | Oats | 56 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 38 | Other Hay | 34 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 48 | CRP 1/ | 57 | Sheep | 60 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 4,300 | 24 | 104,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 23,800 | 36 | 850,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 18,500 | 40 | 732,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 5,300 | 22 | 118,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,400 | 36 | 50,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 41,000 | 1.60 | 65,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 16,000 | 1.60 | 25,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 4,169 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/ | 52,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 32,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 114 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $5,190 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $22,000 | |||
| Total Receipts | $27,190 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,822 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $31,927 | |||
| 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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