MINER COUNTY
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2002 AG CENSUS
Number of Farms 370
Land in Farms (acres) 291,066
Average Farm Size (acres) 787
Average Age of Farmers 50.8

 
COUNTY RANKING - 2005
Crops Livestock
Corn 27 Soybeans 29 All Cattle 44
All Wheat 47 Winter Wheat 31 Beef Cows 39
Spring Wheat 39 Oats 27 Milk Cows 24
Alfalfa Hay 50 Other Hay 49 Hogs & Pigs 27
Sunflower 37 CRP 1/ 31 Sheep 17
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 65,500 110 7,175,000 bu
Soybeans 59,000 33 1,923,000 bu
All Wheat 17,800 41 727,000 bu
Winter Wheat 12,000 41 496,000 bu
Spring Wheat 5,800 40 231,000 bu
Oats 2,100 83 175,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 17,000 2.51 42,600 tons
Other Hay 9,000 1.53 13,800 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
17,406 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/ 40,000
Beef Cows 1/ 20,000
Milk Cows 1/ 700
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 18,367
All Sheep 2/ 5,637
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2006
2/     Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $23,319
Livestock & Related Products $30,170
Total Receipts $53,489
Government Payments $8,991
All Cash Receipts 1/ $67,380
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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