| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 35 | Soybeans | 35 | All Cattle | 5 | |||||
| All Wheat | 12 | Winter Wheat | 12 | Beef Cows | 11 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 13 | Oats | 25 | Milk Cows | 21 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 15 | Other Hay | 13 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 3 | CRP 1/ | 15 | Sheep | 38 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 84,100 | 45 | 3,750,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 61,500 | 12 | 731,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 91,700 | 38 | 3,491,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 45,700 | 38 | 1,730,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 46,000 | 38 | 1,761,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,000 | 50 | 251,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 73,000 | 1.54 | 112,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 48,000 | 0.94 | 45,300 | tons |
| Sunflower | 42,600 | 799 | 34,040,000 | pounds |
| 33,854 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/ | 94,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 40,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,526 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $22,827 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $45,726 | |||
| Total Receipts | $68,553 | |||
| Government Payments | $14,717 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $91,688 | |||
| 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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