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 - 2006
Crops Livestock
Corn 59 Soybeans 53 All Cattle 60
All Wheat 20 Winter Wheat 14 Beef Cows 40
Spring Wheat 25 Oats 61 Milk Cows
Alfalfa Hay 59 Other Hay 27 Hogs & Pigs 55
Sunflower 23 CRP 1/ 9 Sheep 61
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn -- -- -- bu
Soybeans -- -- -- bu
All Wheat 73,200 22 1,626,000 bu
Winter Wheat 41,800 26 1,074,000 bu
Spring Wheat 31,400 18 552,000 bu
Oats -- -- -- bushels
Alfalfa Hay 7,000 0.87 6,100 tons
Other Hay 24,000 0.81 19,400 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
45,665 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/ 28,000
Beef Cows 1/ 18,000
Milk Cows 1/ --
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 35
All Sheep 2/ 89
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2007
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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