| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 55 | Soybeans | 53 | All Cattle | 40 | |||||
| All Wheat | 35 | Winter Wheat | 20 | Beef Cows | 12 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 44 | Oats | 62 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 37 | Other Hay | 50 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 36 | CRP 1/ | 58 | Sheep | 60 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 4,900 | 24 | 119,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 26,600 | 40 | 1,050,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 22,500 | 42 | 939,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 4,100 | 27 | 111,000 | bu |
| Oats | 500 | 38 | 19,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 43,000 | 1.31 | 56,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 10,000 | 1.47 | 14,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | 2,600 | 550 | 1,430,000 | pounds |
| 3,421 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/ | 46,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 39,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 114 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $3,910 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $16,261 | |||
| Total Receipts | $20,171 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,994 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $23,930 | |||
| 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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