| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 24 | Soybeans | 32 | All Cattle | 5 | |||||
| All Wheat | 4 | Winter Wheat | 9 | Beef Cows | 7 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 9 | Oats | 24 | Milk Cows | 25 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 7 | Other Hay | 4 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 3 | CRP 1/ | 15 | Sheep | 38 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 94,200 | 101 | 9,549,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 63,000 | 30 | 1,908,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 110,700 | 49 | 5,378,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 44,300 | 44 | 1,960,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 66,400 | 52 | 3,418,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,800 | 82 | 230,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 72,000 | 1.95 | 140,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 60,000 | 1.38 | 82,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | 35,500 | 1,615 | 57,334,000 | pounds |
| 34,304 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/ | 102,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 46,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 900 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,526 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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