| MINNEHAHA COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 1,209 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 421,946 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 349 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.0 | ||||
| MINNEHAHA COUNTY | |||||
| |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 1,209 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 421,946 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 349 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.0 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 2 | Soybeans | 3 | All Cattle | 21 | |||||
| All Wheat | 64 | Winter Wheat | 65 | Beef Cows | 31 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 62 | Oats | 28 | Milk Cows | 6 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 14 | Other Hay | 50 | Hogs & Pigs | 5 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 41 | Sheep | 5 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 148,200 | 158 | 23,353,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 133,900 | 47 | 6,244,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 800 | 41 | 33,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,300 | 76 | 174,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 27,000 | 4.16 | 112,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 1.87 | 13,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 13,058 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/ | 64,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 23,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 4,800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 50,959 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 16,565 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $54,061 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $67,674 | |||
| Total Receipts | $121,735 | |||
| Government Payments | $23,020 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $159,854 | |||
| 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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