| MELLETTE COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 200 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 660,456 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,302 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 56.8 | ||||
| MELLETTE COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 200 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 660,456 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,302 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 56.8 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 53 | Soybeans | 49 | All Cattle | 38 | |||||
| All Wheat | 34 | Winter Wheat | 18 | Beef Cows | 14 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 47 | Oats | Milk Cows | |||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 49 | Other Hay | 52 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 32 | CRP 1/ | 56 | Sheep | 60 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 2,300 | 35 | 80,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 2,000 | 9 | 18,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 13,800 | 28 | 384,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 11,900 | 30 | 361,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,900 | 12 | 23,000 | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 28,000 | 0.59 | 16,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 15,000 | 0.61 | 9,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | 2,900 | 570 | 1,653,000 | pounds |
| 4,093 acres were in the2002 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 52,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 38,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 114 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $3,279 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $17,575 | |||
| Total Receipts | $20,854 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,333 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $24,073 | |||
| 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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