| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 17 | Soybeans | 23 | All Cattle | 4 | |||||
| All Wheat | 14 | Winter Wheat | 7 | Beef Cows | 10 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 28 | Oats | 7 | Milk Cows | 22 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 2 | Other Hay | 1 | Hogs & Pigs | 9 | |||||
| Sunflower | 22 | CRP 1/ | 44 | Sheep | 8 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 121,300 | 79 | 9,625,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 117,400 | 21 | 2,430,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 57,600 | 55 | 3,147,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 49,300 | 55 | 2,715,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 8,300 | 52 | 432,000 | bu |
| Oats | 7,600 | 77 | 586,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 71,000 | 2.80 | 198,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 60,000 | 2.08 | 124,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 3,300 | 1,690 | 5,577,000 | pounds |
| 9,921 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/ | 101,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 41,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,100 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 44,909 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 13,448 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $42,447 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $75,187 | |||
| Total Receipts | $117,634 | |||
| Government Payments | $14,229 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $139,633 | |||
| 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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