| MINER COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 370 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 291,066 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 787 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.8 | ||||
| MINER COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 370 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 291,066 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 787 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.8 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 27 | Soybeans | 29 | All Cattle | 44 | |||||
| All Wheat | 43 | Winter Wheat | 29 | Beef Cows | 44 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 31 | Oats | 15 | Milk Cows | 29 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 25 | Other Hay | 41 | Hogs & Pigs | 27 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 34 | Sheep | 17 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 55,000 | 71 | 3,926,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 62,800 | 33 | 2,044,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 6,400 | 43 | 276,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 4,300 | 47 | 201,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 2,100 | 36 | 75,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,400 | 54 | 129,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 35,000 | 1.83 | 63,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 15,000 | 1.06 | 15,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 14,972 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/ | 40,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 17,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 700 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 18,367 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 5,637 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $20,118 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $22,753 | |||
| Total Receipts | $42,871 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,355 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $50,935 | |||
| 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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