| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 16 | Soybeans | 18 | All Cattle | 50 | |||||
| All Wheat | 41 | Winter Wheat | 39 | Beef Cows | 61 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 27 | Oats | 10 | Milk Cows | 17 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 49 | Other Hay | 63 | Hogs & Pigs | 25 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 28 | Sheep | 48 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 79,200 | 128 | 10,120,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 94,500 | 30 | 2,826,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 14,300 | 57 | 808,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 5,600 | 59 | 328,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 8,700 | 55 | 480,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,700 | 91 | 427,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 18,000 | 2.55 | 45,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 6,000 | 1.43 | 8,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 19,088 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/ | 35,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 10,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 20,831 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,599 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $34,534 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $26,895 | |||
| Total Receipts | $61,429 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,398 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $73,094 | |||
| 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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