| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 33 | Soybeans | 31 | All Cattle | 44 | |||||
| All Wheat | 34 | Winter Wheat | 19 | Beef Cows | 52 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 46 | Oats | 43 | Milk Cows | 18 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 35 | Other Hay | 51 | Hogs & Pigs | 2 | |||||
| Sunflower | 44 | CRP 1/ | 54 | Sheep | 15 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 69,100 | 104 | 7,206,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 65,000 | 31 | 2,014,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 18,300 | 63 | 1,150,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 16,500 | 63 | 1,044,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,800 | 59 | 106,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,400 | 81 | 114,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 21,000 | 2.87 | 60,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 8,000 | 1.80 | 14,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 4,986 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/ | 42,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 15,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 81,556 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 6,284 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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