| 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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 56 | Soybeans | 57 | All Cattle | 24 | |||||
| All Wheat | 18 | Winter Wheat | 8 | Beef Cows | 17 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 33 | Oats | 57 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 34 | Other Hay | 53 | Hogs & Pigs | 51 | |||||
| Sunflower | 17 | CRP 1/ | 46 | Sheep | 53 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 65,400 | 26 | 1,718,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 53,900 | 28 | 1,496,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 11,500 | 19 | 222,000 | bu |
| Oats | 300 | 20 | 6,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 53,000 | 0.72 | 38,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 12,000 | 0.63 | 7,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 9,925 acres were in the2006 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 62,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 33,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 203 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,232 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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