| MOODY COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 580 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 282,751 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 488 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.6 | ||||
| MOODY COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 580 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 282,751 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 488 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.6 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 4 | Soybeans | 14 | All Cattle | 59 | |||||
| All Wheat | 59 | Winter Wheat | 59 | Beef Cows | 62 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 53 | Oats | 55 | Milk Cows | 3 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 41 | Other Hay | 54 | Hogs & Pigs | 21 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 29 | Sheep | 22 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 120,900 | 172 | 20,807,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 83,100 | 48 | 4,013,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,900 | 41 | 78,000 | bu |
| Oats | 800 | 65 | 52,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 13,000 | 4.34 | 56,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 6,000 | 1.87 | 11,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 18,397 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/ | 32,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 10,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 5,300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 27,088 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,951 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $59,137 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $41,616 | |||
| Total Receipts | $100,753 | |||
| Government Payments | $16,944 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $128,263 | |||
| 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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