| GRANT COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 548 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 350,299 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 639 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.7 | ||||
| GRANT COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 548 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 350,299 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 639 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.7 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 17 | Soybeans | 16 | All Cattle | 41 | |||||
| All Wheat | 10 | Winter Wheat | 46 | Beef Cows | 61 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 6 | Oats | 17 | Milk Cows | 1 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 11 | Other Hay | 40 | Hogs & Pigs | 33 | |||||
| Sunflower | 46 | CRP 1/ | 16 | Sheep | 33 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 61,300 | 124 | 7,594,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 96,100 | 36 | 3,500,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 35,900 | 41 | 1,470,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,100 | 47 | 52,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 34,700 | 41 | 1,414,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,800 | 58 | 105,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 31,000 | 3.06 | 94,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 11,000 | 1.45 | 16,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 30,211 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/ | 48,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 9,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 8,200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 9,517 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,228 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $43,305 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $54,795 | |||
| Total Receipts | $98,100 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,559 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $108,595 | |||
| 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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