| FALL RIVER COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 278 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 982,282 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,533 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 57.2 | ||||
| FALL RIVER COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 278 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 982,282 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,533 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 57.2 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 54 | Soybeans | 50 | All Cattle | 17 | |||||
| All Wheat | 51 | Winter Wheat | 35 | Beef Cows | 5 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 63 | Oats | 61 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 47 | Other Hay | 57 | Hogs & Pigs | 50 | |||||
| Sunflower | 40 | CRP 1/ | 63 | Sheep | 45 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 1,600 | 84 | 134,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 9,300 | 43 | 396,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 9,000 | 43 | 389,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 700 | 33 | 23,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 44,000 | 1.08 | 47,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 9,000 | 1.20 | 10,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 455 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/ | 68,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 47,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 205 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,974 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $2,999 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $78,044 | |||
| Total Receipts | $81,043 | |||
| Government Payments | $1,692 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $83,960 | |||
| 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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