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 - 2003
Crops Livestock
Corn 31 Soybeans 31 All Cattle 44
All Wheat 45 Winter Wheat 30 Beef Cows 39
Spring Wheat 42 Oats 31 Milk Cows 30
Alfalfa Hay 43 Other Hay 40 Hogs & Pigs 27
Sunflower 35 CRP 1/ 33 Sheep 17
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 60,000 110 6,596,000 bu
Soybeans 67,600 26 1,757,000 bu
All Wheat 12,200 55 672,000 bu
Winter Wheat 9,600 56 540,000 bu
Spring Wheat 2,600 51 132,000 bu
Oats 2,600 85 220,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 21,000 2.39 50,200 tons
Other Hay 13,000 1.59 20,700 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
15,430 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/ 39,000
Beef Cows 1/ 20,000
Milk Cows 1/ 600
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 18,367
All Sheep 2/ 5,637
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2004
2/     Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $21,186
Livestock & Related Products $23,781
Total Receipts $44,967
Government Payments $5,814
All Cash Receipts 1/ $54,891
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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