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 - 2004
Crops Livestock
Corn 31 Soybeans 28 All Cattle 38
All Wheat 35 Winter Wheat 35 Beef Cows 45
Spring Wheat 27 Oats 7 Milk Cows 4
Alfalfa Hay 12 Other Hay 29 Hogs & Pigs 37
Sunflower 46 CRP 1/ 10 Sheep 27
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 61,300 126 7,745,000 bu
Soybeans 74,000 31 2,259,000 bu
All Wheat 19,300 58 1,128,000 bu
Winter Wheat 6,700 58 390,000 bu
Spring Wheat 12,600 59 738,000 bu
Oats 5,200 97 502,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 34,000 3.44 116,800 tons
Other Hay 16,000 2.07 33,100 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
44,451 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/ 51,000
Beef Cows 1/ 18,000
Milk Cows 1/ 4,900
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 6,993
All Sheep 2/ 3,593
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2005
2/     Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $23,558
Livestock & Related Products $36,515
Total Receipts $60,073
Government Payments $7,976
All Cash Receipts 1/ $72,291
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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