| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 7 | Soybeans | 6 | All Cattle | 5 | |||||
| All Wheat | 11 | Winter Wheat | 12 | Beef Cows | 4 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 15 | Oats | 26 | Milk Cows | 11 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 4 | Other Hay | 11 | Hogs & Pigs | 11 | |||||
| Sunflower | 14 | CRP 1/ | 17 | Sheep | 32 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 166,600 | 124 | 20,616,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 151,000 | 34 | 5,104,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 63,500 | 57 | 3,645,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 28,400 | 60 | 1,715,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 35,100 | 55 | 1,930,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,400 | 95 | 228,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 51,000 | 2.99 | 152,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 34,000 | 1.59 | 54,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 6,000 | 1,650 | 9,900,000 | pounds |
| 28,894 acres were in the2004 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 102,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 49,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 40,569 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,246 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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