| HANSON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 319 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 248,732 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 780 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.1 | ||||
| HANSON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 319 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 248,732 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 780 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.1 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 25 | Soybeans | 27 | All Cattle | 58 | |||||
| All Wheat | 45 | Winter Wheat | 28 | Beef Cows | 54 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 55 | Oats | 32 | Milk Cows | 25 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 43 | Other Hay | 47 | Hogs & Pigs | 3 | |||||
| Sunflower | 39 | CRP 1/ | 52 | Sheep | 56 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 69,400 | 77 | 5,336,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 70,300 | 32 | 2,237,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 4,900 | 44 | 213,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 4,500 | 45 | 202,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 1,600 | 39 | 62,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 19,000 | 1.57 | 29,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 8,000 | 1.34 | 10,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 4,770 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/ | 29,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 13,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,000 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 57,778 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 919 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $25,325 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $25,312 | |||
| Total Receipts | $50,637 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,699 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $56,349 | |||
| 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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