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 - 2004
Crops Livestock
Corn 13 Soybeans 14 All Cattle 56
All Wheat 53 Winter Wheat 45 Beef Cows 52
Spring Wheat 48 Oats 36 Milk Cows 32
Alfalfa Hay 36 Other Hay 61 Hogs & Pigs 13
Sunflower CRP 1/ 36 Sheep 24
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 107,200 150 16,053,000 bu
Soybeans 105,000 37 3,921,000 bu
All Wheat 5,400 59 319,000 bu
Winter Wheat 3,300 68 223,000 bu
Spring Wheat 2,100 46 96,000 bu
Oats 1,800 83 149,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 16,000 3.69 59,100 tons
Other Hay 3,000 2.40 7,200 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
14,351 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/ 32,000
Beef Cows 1/ 15,000
Milk Cows 1/ 500
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 36,945
All Sheep 2/ 3,738
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2005
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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