| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 16 | Soybeans | 9 | All Cattle | 12 | |||||
| All Wheat | 6 | Winter Wheat | 41 | Beef Cows | 29 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 2 | Oats | 6 | Milk Cows | 17 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 28 | Other Hay | 34 | Hogs & Pigs | 7 | |||||
| Sunflower | 12 | CRP 1/ | 21 | Sheep | 49 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 108,300 | 115 | 12,430,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 151,000 | 32 | 4,768,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 77,000 | 59 | 4,534,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 4,600 | 58 | 267,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 72,300 | 59 | 4,264,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,800 | 94 | 545,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 30,000 | 2.46 | 73,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 20,000 | 1.51 | 30,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | 7,600 | 1,520 | 11,549,000 | pounds |
| 25,826 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/ | 77,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 23,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,600 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 48,120 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,534 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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