| DEUEL COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 583 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 327,617 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 562 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.9 | ||||
| DEUEL COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 583 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 327,617 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 562 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.9 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 23 | Soybeans | 24 | All Cattle | 32 | |||||
| All Wheat | 24 | Winter Wheat | 40 | Beef Cows | 44 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 11 | Oats | 1 | Milk Cows | 4 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 10 | Other Hay | 33 | Hogs & Pigs | 37 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 9 | Sheep | 27 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 53,000 | 117 | 6,208,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 77,300 | 35 | 2,713,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 16,400 | 40 | 657,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,900 | 44 | 83,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 14,500 | 40 | 574,000 | bu |
| Oats | 6,600 | 64 | 420,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 42,000 | 2.34 | 98,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 15,000 | 1.25 | 18,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 44,022 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/ | 56,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 17,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 5,700 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 6,993 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,593 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $27,915 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $36,257 | |||
| Total Receipts | $64,172 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,022 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $75,067 | |||
| 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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