| CUSTER COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 303 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 589,129 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,944 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 57.7 | ||||
| CUSTER COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 303 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 589,129 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,944 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 57.7 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 62 | Soybeans | 57 | All Cattle | 64 | |||||
| All Wheat | 61 | Winter Wheat | 61 | Beef Cows | 38 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 55 | Oats | Milk Cows | 40 | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 62 | Other Hay | 65 | Hogs & Pigs | 54 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 65 | Sheep | 58 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 300 | 60 | 18,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 400 | 10 | 4,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 2,500 | 26 | 64,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,500 | 23 | 34,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,000 | 30 | 30,000 | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 8,000 | 1.88 | 15,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 4,000 | 0.73 | 2,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 364 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/ | 22,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 20,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 97 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 343 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $1,303 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $10,016 | |||
| Total Receipts | $11,319 | |||
| Government Payments | $860 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $13,250 | |||
| 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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