| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 18 | Soybeans | 11 | All Cattle | 13 | |||||
| All Wheat | 8 | Winter Wheat | 33 | Beef Cows | 28 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 4 | Oats | 11 | Milk Cows | 11 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 25 | Other Hay | 14 | Hogs & Pigs | 7 | |||||
| Sunflower | 4 | CRP 1/ | 21 | Sheep | 49 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 99,600 | 95 | 9,410,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 129,000 | 28 | 3,545,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 69,600 | 58 | 4,005,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 6,800 | 69 | 471,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 62,000 | 57 | 3,507,000 | bu |
| Oats | 6,500 | 63 | 409,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 37,000 | 2.24 | 82,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 24,000 | 1.86 | 44,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | 15,900 | 1,520 | 24,168,000 | pounds |
| 25,550 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/ | 74,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 26,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,100 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 48,120 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,534 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $44,728 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $44,996 | |||
| Total Receipts | $89,724 | |||
| Government Payments | $10,226 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $110,636 | |||
| 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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