| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 46 | Soybeans | 45 | All Cattle | 7 | |||||
| All Wheat | 40 | Winter Wheat | 25 | Beef Cows | 12 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 40 | Oats | 7 | Milk Cows | 11 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 15 | Other Hay | 24 | Hogs & Pigs | 34 | |||||
| Sunflower | 23 | CRP 1/ | 61 | Sheep | 46 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 30,300 | 46 | 1,386,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 20,200 | 16 | 330,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 22,600 | 41 | 916,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 16,900 | 40 | 676,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 5,700 | 42 | 240,000 | bu |
| Oats | 7,200 | 70 | 502,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 93,000 | 1.22 | 113,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 33,000 | 1.08 | 35,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | 5,200 | 1,101 | 5,724,000 | pounds |
| 3,459 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/ | 88,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 37,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 8,709 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,894 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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