| BEADLE COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 728 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 809,535 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,112 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.9 | ||||
| BEADLE COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 728 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 809,535 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,112 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.9 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 24 | Soybeans | 23 | All Cattle | 3 | |||||
| All Wheat | 20 | Winter Wheat | 15 | Beef Cows | 5 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 17 | Oats | 31 | Milk Cows | 12 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 16 | Other Hay | 4 | Hogs & Pigs | 11 | |||||
| Sunflower | 21 | CRP 1/ | 17 | Sheep | 32 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 90,200 | 59 | 5,350,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 161,600 | 17 | 2,769,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 36,100 | 24 | 849,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 15,400 | 30 | 464,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 20,700 | 19 | 385,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,100 | 30 | 63,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 58,000 | 1.24 | 71,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 47,000 | 1.10 | 51,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | 4,600 | 830 | 3,818,000 | pounds |
| 28,665 acres were in the2002 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 108,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 43,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 40,569 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,246 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $25,366 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $71,486 | |||
| Total Receipts | $96,852 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,030 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $113,270 | |||
| 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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