| HARDING COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 223 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,674,112 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 7,507 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.1 | ||||
| HARDING COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 223 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,674,112 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 7,507 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.1 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | Soybeans | All Cattle | 19 | |||||||
| All Wheat | 54 | Winter Wheat | 62 | Beef Cows | 7 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 38 | Oats | 57 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 62 | Other Hay | 51 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 40 | Sheep | 2 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 8,200 | 11 | 93,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 600 | 12 | 7,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 6,000 | 9 | 56,000 | bu |
| Oats | 500 | 20 | 10,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 16,000 | 0.31 | 5,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 26,000 | 0.36 | 9,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 12,240 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/ | 64,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 42,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 40,132 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $1,072 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $29,888 | |||
| Total Receipts | $30,960 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,474 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $36,041 | |||
| 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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