| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 55 | Soybeans | 48 | All Cattle | 33 | |||||
| All Wheat | 46 | Winter Wheat | 28 | Beef Cows | 18 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 43 | Oats | 57 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 51 | Other Hay | 33 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 33 | CRP 1/ | 57 | Sheep | 60 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 4,500 | 34 | 155,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 4,000 | 15 | 60,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 20,000 | 34 | 673,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 13,500 | 38 | 516,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 6,500 | 24 | 157,000 | bu |
| Oats | 900 | 41 | 37,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 42,000 | 0.69 | 29,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 24,000 | 1.29 | 31,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 2,100 | 640 | 1,344,000 | pounds |
| 4,266 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/ | 54,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 32,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 114 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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