| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 23 | Soybeans | 20 | All Cattle | 3 | |||||
| All Wheat | 18 | Winter Wheat | 18 | Beef Cows | 3 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 17 | Oats | 52 | Milk Cows | 11 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 10 | Other Hay | 23 | Hogs & Pigs | 11 | |||||
| Sunflower | 14 | CRP 1/ | 17 | Sheep | 32 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 128,000 | 63 | 8,111,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 153,200 | 18 | 2,702,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 55,500 | 42 | 2,332,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 23,700 | 44 | 1,035,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 31,800 | 41 | 1,297,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,300 | 34 | 79,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 75,000 | 1.81 | 135,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 33,000 | 1.05 | 34,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | 8,000 | 1,209 | 9,670,000 | pounds |
| 28,781 acres were in the2003 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 115,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 56,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,100 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 40,569 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,246 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $28,631 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $73,726 | |||
| Total Receipts | $102,357 | |||
| Government Payments | $17,705 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $128,256 | |||
| 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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