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 - 2003
Crops Livestock
Corn 30 Soybeans 26 All Cattle 37
All Wheat 25 Winter Wheat 50 Beef Cows 61
Spring Wheat 10 Oats 37 Milk Cows 1
Alfalfa Hay 34 Other Hay 46 Hogs & Pigs 33
Sunflower CRP 1/ 16 Sheep 33
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 69,800 96 6,694,000 bu
Soybeans 95,500 24 2,244,000 bu
All Wheat 35,900 56 2,014,000 bu
Winter Wheat 2,300 55 126,000 bu
Spring Wheat 33,600 56 1,888,000 bu
Oats 2,200 81 178,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 29,000 2.18 63,200 tons
Other Hay 12,000 1.33 15,900 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
30,311 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/ 50,000
Beef Cows 1/ 10,000
Milk Cows 1/ 7,800
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 9,517
All Sheep 2/ 3,228
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2004
2/     Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $30,586
Livestock & Related Products $59,251
Total Receipts $89,837
Government Payments $8,144
All Cash Receipts 1/ $103,158
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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