| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 54 | Soybeans | 59 | All Cattle | 27 | |||||
| All Wheat | 41 | Winter Wheat | 37 | Beef Cows | 11 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 32 | Oats | 33 | Milk Cows | 40 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 50 | Other Hay | 5 | Hogs & Pigs | 41 | |||||
| Sunflower | 19 | CRP 1/ | 19 | Sheep | 35 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 4,500 | 40 | 182,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 32,900 | 28 | 915,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 9,200 | 35 | 318,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 23,500 | 25 | 592,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,600 | 52 | 187,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 43,000 | 0.72 | 30,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 89,000 | 0.92 | 82,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | 6,000 | 1,109 | 6,655,000 | pounds |
| 28,020 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/ | 59,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 41,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,648 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,005 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $4,893 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $23,061 | |||
| Total Receipts | $27,954 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,434 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $36,752 | |||
| 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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