| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 62 | Soybeans | All Cattle | 21 | ||||||
| All Wheat | 46 | Winter Wheat | 53 | Beef Cows | 8 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 29 | Oats | 48 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 56 | Other Hay | 36 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 38 | Sheep | 2 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 300 | 37 | 11,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 31,600 | 21 | 655,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,500 | 29 | 103,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 18,600 | 20 | 362,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,500 | 34 | 120,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 39,000 | 0.87 | 34,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 33,000 | 0.72 | 23,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 13,212 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/ | 63,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 43,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 40,132 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $2,523 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $29,979 | |||
| Total Receipts | $32,502 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,326 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $41,222 | |||
| 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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