| PERKINS COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 452 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,781,628 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,942 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| PERKINS COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 452 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,781,628 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,942 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 53 | Soybeans | All Cattle | 6 | ||||||
| All Wheat | 27 | Winter Wheat | 28 | Beef Cows | 3 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 20 | Oats | 17 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 19 | Other Hay | 7 | Hogs & Pigs | 40 | |||||
| Sunflower | 32 | CRP 1/ | 13 | Sheep | 3 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 6,200 | 65 | 403,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 86,900 | 24 | 2,064,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 18,400 | 39 | 712,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 60,700 | 20 | 1,201,000 | bu |
| Oats | 6,100 | 42 | 255,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 86,000 | 1.05 | 90,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 56,000 | 1.42 | 79,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 37,986 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/ | 88,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 56,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,799 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 19,193 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $13,246 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $46,747 | |||
| Total Receipts | $59,993 | |||
| Government Payments | $14,821 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $79,243 | |||
| 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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