| SOUTH DAKOTA (State Level) | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 31,736 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 43,785,079 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,380 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.3 | ||||
| SOUTH DAKOTA (State Level) | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 31,736 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 43,785,079 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,380 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.3 | ||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 3,220,000 | 97 | 312,340,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 3,850,000 | 34 | 130,900,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 2,576,000 | 33 | 84,090,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,150,000 | 36 | 41,400,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,420,000 | 30 | 42,600,000 | bu |
| Oats | 95,000 | 57 | 5,415,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 1,800,000 | 1.60 | 2,880,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 1,300,000 | 1.00 | 1,300,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 448,000 | 977 | 437,600,000 | pounds |
| 1,471,378 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/ | 3,700,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 1,669,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 81,000 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,375,506 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 376,468 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $2,097,879 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $2,965,704 | |||
| Total Receipts | $5,063,583 | |||
| Government Payments | $806,389 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $6,320,826 | |||
| 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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