| LAWRENCE COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 239 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 140,703 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 589 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 57.0 | ||||
| LAWRENCE COUNTY | |||||
| |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 239 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 140,703 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 589 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 57.0 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | Soybeans | All Cattle | 65 | |||||||
| All Wheat | 64 | Winter Wheat | 63 | Beef Cows | 64 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 66 | Oats | Milk Cows | 38 | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 53 | Other Hay | 62 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 66 | Sheep | 55 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 400 | 28 | 11,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 300 | 30 | 9,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 100 | 20 | 2,000 | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 30,000 | 1.29 | 38,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 8,000 | 1.14 | 9,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 7 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/ | 17,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 8,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 0 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 935 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $1,334 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $9,315 | |||
| Total Receipts | $10,649 | |||
| Government Payments | $270 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $11,987 | |||
| 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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