| POTTER COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 256 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 452,912 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,769 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.1 | ||||
| POTTER COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 256 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 452,912 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,769 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.1 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 31 | Soybeans | 35 | All Cattle | 49 | |||||
| All Wheat | 3 | Winter Wheat | 8 | Beef Cows | 44 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 9 | Oats | 4 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 62 | Other Hay | 38 | Hogs & Pigs | 36 | |||||
| Sunflower | 2 | CRP 1/ | 19 | Sheep | 47 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 59,500 | 100 | 5,962,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 43,500 | 24 | 1,038,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 134,900 | 42 | 5,691,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 58,900 | 43 | 2,549,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 76,000 | 41 | 3,142,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,900 | 92 | 541,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 10,000 | 1.72 | 17,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 16,000 | 1.43 | 22,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 44,600 | 2,016 | 89,912,000 | pounds |
| 27,753 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/ | 38,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 18,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 7,774 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,747 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $41,507 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $26,396 | |||
| Total Receipts | $67,903 | |||
| Government Payments | $11,772 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $87,648 | |||
| 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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