| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 22 | Soybeans | 23 | All Cattle | 2 | |||||
| All Wheat | 12 | Winter Wheat | 4 | Beef Cows | 7 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 28 | Oats | 4 | Milk Cows | 18 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 3 | Other Hay | 3 | Hogs & Pigs | 9 | |||||
| Sunflower | 26 | CRP 1/ | 44 | Sheep | 8 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 119,300 | 88 | 10,487,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 109,000 | 27 | 2,943,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 62,700 | 57 | 3,568,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 49,800 | 58 | 2,863,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 12,900 | 55 | 705,000 | bu |
| Oats | 7,300 | 87 | 632,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 63,000 | 2.49 | 156,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 48,000 | 1.79 | 85,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | 2,500 | 1,870 | 4,675,000 | pounds |
| 10,787 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/ | 116,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 46,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 44,909 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 13,448 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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