| HAMLIN COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 451 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 307,193 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 681 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| HAMLIN COUNTY | |||||
| |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 451 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 307,193 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 681 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 13 | Soybeans | 22 | All Cattle | 57 | |||||
| All Wheat | 28 | Winter Wheat | 36 | Beef Cows | 61 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 16 | Oats | 4 | Milk Cows | 16 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 29 | Other Hay | 53 | Hogs & Pigs | 25 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 28 | Sheep | 48 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 79,100 | 117 | 9,250,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 89,200 | 36 | 3,175,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 12,900 | 41 | 529,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,200 | 38 | 120,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 9,600 | 42 | 405,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,900 | 67 | 263,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 20,000 | 2.81 | 56,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 1.26 | 8,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 18,558 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/ | 32,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 9,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,900 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 20,831 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,599 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $39,899 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $23,976 | |||
| Total Receipts | $63,875 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,417 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $74,324 | |||
| 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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