| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 30 | Soybeans | 30 | All Cattle | 44 | |||||
| All Wheat | 44 | Winter Wheat | 24 | Beef Cows | 29 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 42 | Oats | 24 | Milk Cows | 32 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 29 | Other Hay | 51 | Hogs & Pigs | 27 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 31 | Sheep | 17 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 65,800 | 121 | 7,974,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 64,000 | 34 | 2,158,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 15,700 | 55 | 869,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 12,100 | 57 | 694,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 3,600 | 49 | 175,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,300 | 100 | 230,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 24,000 | 2.87 | 68,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 11,000 | 1.31 | 14,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 16,844 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/ | 42,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 23,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 18,367 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 5,637 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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