| DEWEY COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 358 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,368,092 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,821 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.3 | ||||
| DEWEY COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 358 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,368,092 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,821 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.3 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 56 | Soybeans | 54 | All Cattle | 32 | |||||
| All Wheat | 54 | Winter Wheat | 50 | Beef Cows | 7 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 40 | Oats | 63 | Milk Cows | 37 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 64 | Other Hay | 37 | Hogs & Pigs | 41 | |||||
| Sunflower | 25 | CRP 1/ | 21 | Sheep | 35 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 2,400 | 22 | 53,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 6,100 | 15 | 93,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,600 | 17 | 44,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 3,500 | 14 | 49,000 | bu |
| Oats | 100 | 10 | 1,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 13,000 | 0.34 | 4,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 28,000 | 0.62 | 17,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | 3,500 | 730 | 2,555,000 | pounds |
| 26,259 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/ | 42,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,648 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,005 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $2,355 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $23,951 | |||
| Total Receipts | $26,306 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,981 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $33,006 | |||
| 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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