| PENNINGTON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 696 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,209,981 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,738 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.5 | ||||
| PENNINGTON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 696 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,209,981 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,738 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.5 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 63 | Soybeans | 55 | All Cattle | 21 | |||||
| All Wheat | 19 | Winter Wheat | 10 | Beef Cows | 16 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 37 | Oats | 58 | Milk Cows | 27 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 22 | Other Hay | 46 | Hogs & Pigs | 51 | |||||
| Sunflower | 35 | CRP 1/ | 46 | Sheep | 53 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 1,800 | 31 | 55,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 66,800 | 37 | 2,475,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 50,500 | 43 | 2,191,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 16,300 | 17 | 284,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,000 | 37 | 37,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 70,000 | 1.18 | 82,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 17,000 | 0.95 | 16,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 9,925 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/ | 33,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 600 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 203 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,232 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $18,481 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $41,514 | |||
| Total Receipts | $59,995 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,037 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $71,927 | |||
| 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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