| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 65 | Soybeans | 61 | All Cattle | 23 | |||||
| All Wheat | 43 | Winter Wheat | 58 | Beef Cows | 10 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 29 | Oats | 56 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 65 | Other Hay | 31 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 48 | CRP 1/ | 37 | Sheep | 2 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 100 | 70 | 7,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 29,700 | 29 | 872,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,000 | 39 | 78,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 22,600 | 29 | 654,000 | bu |
| Oats | 800 | 49 | 39,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 13,000 | 0.58 | 7,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 36,000 | 0.89 | 32,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 13,924 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/ | 62,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 42,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 40,132 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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