| 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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 34 | Soybeans | 38 | All Cattle | 55 | |||||
| All Wheat | 9 | Winter Wheat | 6 | Beef Cows | 48 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 12 | Oats | 47 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 61 | Other Hay | 30 | Hogs & Pigs | 36 | |||||
| Sunflower | 4 | CRP 1/ | 19 | Sheep | 47 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 36,300 | 38 | 1,374,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 25,500 | 15 | 393,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 110,300 | 26 | 2,814,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 47,200 | 34 | 1,596,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 63,100 | 19 | 1,218,000 | bu |
| Oats | 700 | 23 | 16,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 4,000 | 0.78 | 3,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 20,000 | 0.94 | 18,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | 40,800 | 766 | 31,264,000 | pounds |
| 27,753 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/ | 36,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 16,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 7,774 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,747 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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