| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 19 | Soybeans | 26 | All Cattle | 49 | |||||
| All Wheat | 38 | Winter Wheat | 33 | Beef Cows | 58 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 31 | Oats | 16 | Milk Cows | 9 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 37 | Other Hay | 55 | Hogs & Pigs | 25 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 28 | Sheep | 48 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 87,200 | 134 | 11,642,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 89,000 | 32 | 2,869,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 16,000 | 64 | 1,016,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 6,200 | 68 | 421,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 9,800 | 61 | 595,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,700 | 103 | 277,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 17,000 | 3.44 | 58,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 6,000 | 2.03 | 12,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 18,464 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/ | 39,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 13,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 20,831 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,599 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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