| EDMUNDS COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 386 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 585,229 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,516 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.6 | ||||
| EDMUNDS COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 386 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 585,229 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,516 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.6 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 21 | Soybeans | 12 | All Cattle | 14 | |||||
| All Wheat | 12 | Winter Wheat | 48 | Beef Cows | 29 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 8 | Oats | 37 | Milk Cows | 11 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 37 | Other Hay | 29 | Hogs & Pigs | 7 | |||||
| Sunflower | 5 | CRP 1/ | 22 | Sheep | 49 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 70,300 | 90 | 6,296,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 114,700 | 32 | 3,656,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 84,500 | 15 | 1,247,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,500 | 20 | 51,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 82,000 | 15 | 1,196,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,600 | 27 | 43,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 40,000 | 1.05 | 41,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 26,000 | 0.83 | 21,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | 16,400 | 1,317 | 21,594,000 | pounds |
| 25,478 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/ | 73,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 26,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 48,120 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,534 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $39,519 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $42,602 | |||
| Total Receipts | $82,121 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,452 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $98,784 | |||
| 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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