| CHARLES MIX COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 755 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 736,177 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 975 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.2 | ||||
| CHARLES MIX COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 755 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 736,177 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 975 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.2 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 28 | Soybeans | 26 | All Cattle | 4 | |||||
| All Wheat | 6 | Winter Wheat | 2 | Beef Cows | 7 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 18 | Oats | 5 | Milk Cows | 22 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 1 | Other Hay | 3 | Hogs & Pigs | 9 | |||||
| Sunflower | 35 | CRP 1/ | 43 | Sheep | 8 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 82,300 | 46 | 3,753,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 128,800 | 20 | 2,627,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 39,200 | 42 | 1,644,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 29,200 | 46 | 1,334,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 10,000 | 31 | 310,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,300 | 46 | 241,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 73,000 | 1.92 | 140,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 50,000 | 1.07 | 53,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | 800 | 1,290 | 1,032,000 | pounds |
| 9,533 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/ | 106,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 42,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 44,909 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 13,448 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $33,328 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $73,463 | |||
| Total Receipts | $106,791 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,501 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $122,197 | |||
| 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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