| DOUGLAS COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 394 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 236,841 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 601 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.9 | ||||
| DOUGLAS COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 394 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 236,841 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 601 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.9 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 28 | Soybeans | 30 | All Cattle | 45 | |||||
| All Wheat | 43 | Winter Wheat | 27 | Beef Cows | 55 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 48 | Oats | 19 | Milk Cows | 18 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 28 | Other Hay | 43 | Hogs & Pigs | 2 | |||||
| Sunflower | 40 | CRP 1/ | 53 | Sheep | 15 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 66,200 | 105 | 6,925,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 66,800 | 29 | 1,907,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 14,600 | 47 | 692,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 12,800 | 48 | 609,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,800 | 46 | 83,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,600 | 82 | 294,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 24,000 | 3.23 | 77,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 11,000 | 1.69 | 18,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | 600 | 1,000 | 600,000 | pounds |
| 4,712 acres were in the2003 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 38,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 13,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,600 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 81,556 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 6,284 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $21,542 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $44,283 | |||
| Total Receipts | $65,825 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,508 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $75,233 | |||
| 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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