| GREGORY COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 587 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 650,897 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,109 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.5 | ||||
| GREGORY COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 587 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 650,897 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,109 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.5 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 40 | Soybeans | 39 | All Cattle | 12 | |||||
| All Wheat | 38 | Winter Wheat | 23 | Beef Cows | 15 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 40 | Oats | 8 | Milk Cows | 9 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 3 | Other Hay | 9 | Hogs & Pigs | 34 | |||||
| Sunflower | 12 | CRP 1/ | 60 | Sheep | 46 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 43,300 | 61 | 2,651,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 19,300 | 20 | 387,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 19,500 | 44 | 858,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 15,900 | 44 | 705,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 3,600 | 43 | 153,000 | bu |
| Oats | 6,300 | 79 | 496,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 104,000 | 1.80 | 186,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 37,000 | 1.42 | 52,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 7,500 | 1,513 | 11,345,000 | pounds |
| 3,280 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/ | 76,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 38,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 8,709 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,894 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $14,054 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $33,841 | |||
| Total Receipts | $47,895 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,835 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $57,612 | |||
| 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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