| 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 | |||||
| |
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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 22 | Soybeans | 28 | All Cattle | 62 | |||||
| All Wheat | 49 | Winter Wheat | 32 | Beef Cows | 57 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 56 | Oats | 17 | Milk Cows | 25 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 57 | Other Hay | 52 | Hogs & Pigs | 3 | |||||
| Sunflower | 30 | CRP 1/ | 52 | Sheep | 56 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 75,500 | 115 | 8,673,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 72,600 | 28 | 2,018,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 8,900 | 58 | 513,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 8,100 | 59 | 477,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 800 | 45 | 36,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,700 | 89 | 328,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 11,000 | 2.79 | 30,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 1.93 | 13,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 5,199 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/ | 28,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 12,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,000 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 57,778 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 919 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $27,871 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $27,261 | |||
| Total Receipts | $55,132 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,242 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $62,998 | |||
| 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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