STANLEY COUNTY
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2002 AG CENSUS
Number of Farms 166
Land in Farms (acres) 866,345
Average Farm Size (acres) 5,219
Average Age of Farmers 55.2

 
COUNTY RANKING - 2005
Crops Livestock
Corn 55 Soybeans 49 All Cattle 56
All Wheat 14 Winter Wheat 6 Beef Cows 40
Spring Wheat 30 Oats 64 Milk Cows
Alfalfa Hay 58 Other Hay 21 Hogs & Pigs 55
Sunflower 22 CRP 1/ 9 Sheep 61
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 2,500 71 178,000 bu
Soybeans 3,700 11 41,000 bu
All Wheat 106,700 33 3,479,000 bu
Winter Wheat 78,500 36 2,858,000 bu
Spring Wheat 28,200 22 621,000 bu
Oats -- -- -- bushels
Alfalfa Hay 16,000 1.46 23,400 tons
Other Hay 36,000 1.18 42,300 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
45,665 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/ 34,000
Beef Cows 1/ 19,000
Milk Cows 1/ --
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 35
All Sheep 2/ 89
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2006
2/     Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $17,919
Livestock & Related Products $16,071
Total Receipts $33,990
Government Payments $8,067
All Cash Receipts 1/ $47,069
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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