| LAKE COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 513 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 325,134 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 634 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.5 | ||||
| LAKE COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 513 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 325,134 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 634 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.5 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 12 | Soybeans | 9 | All Cattle | 48 | |||||
| All Wheat | 58 | Winter Wheat | 56 | Beef Cows | 51 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 45 | Oats | 15 | Milk Cows | 46 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 41 | Other Hay | 61 | Hogs & Pigs | 13 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 36 | Sheep | 24 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 98,300 | 137 | 13,440,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 117,700 | 33 | 3,825,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 2,900 | 55 | 160,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,000 | 56 | 56,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,900 | 55 | 104,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,800 | 91 | 347,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 18,000 | 2.87 | 51,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 5,000 | 1.84 | 9,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 14,038 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/ | 37,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 15,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 36,945 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,738 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $46,589 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $39,599 | |||
| Total Receipts | $86,188 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,027 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $98,092 | |||
| 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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