| HAND COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 480 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 868,379 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,809 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.3 | ||||
| HAND COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 480 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 868,379 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,809 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.3 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 34 | Soybeans | 32 | All Cattle | 6 | |||||
| All Wheat | 15 | Winter Wheat | 10 | Beef Cows | 7 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 14 | Oats | 25 | Milk Cows | 21 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 31 | Other Hay | 2 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 3 | CRP 1/ | 15 | Sheep | 38 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 42,000 | 48 | 2,024,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 70,500 | 19 | 1,350,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 49,100 | 24 | 1,162,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 21,500 | 32 | 686,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 27,600 | 17 | 476,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,100 | 36 | 76,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 69,000 | 0.79 | 54,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 55,000 | 1.03 | 56,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | 35,700 | 892 | 31,837,000 | pounds |
| 33,625 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/ | 93,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 42,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,526 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $20,702 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $43,488 | |||
| Total Receipts | $64,190 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,079 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $79,896 | |||
| 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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