| 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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 57 | Soybeans | All Cattle | 7 | ||||||
| All Wheat | 29 | Winter Wheat | 34 | Beef Cows | 3 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 20 | Oats | 45 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 48 | Other Hay | 18 | Hogs & Pigs | 40 | |||||
| Sunflower | 27 | CRP 1/ | 13 | Sheep | 3 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 1,300 | 42 | 55,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 14,900 | 22 | 325,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 49,200 | 16 | 807,000 | bu |
| Oats | 500 | 40 | 20,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 37,000 | 0.36 | 13,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 35,000 | 0.68 | 23,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 37,986 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/ | 83,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 53,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,799 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 19,193 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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