| MINNEHAHA COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 1,209 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 421,946 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 349 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.0 | ||||
| MINNEHAHA COUNTY | |||||
| |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 1,209 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 421,946 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 349 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.0 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 3 | Soybeans | 4 | All Cattle | 37 | |||||
| All Wheat | 63 | Winter Wheat | 64 | Beef Cows | 36 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 55 | Oats | 9 | Milk Cows | 6 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 6 | Other Hay | 43 | Hogs & Pigs | 5 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 39 | Sheep | 5 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 145,000 | 118 | 17,076,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 137,700 | 38 | 5,236,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 500 | 28 | 14,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 2,400 | 70 | 167,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 37,000 | 2.91 | 107,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 9,000 | 1.57 | 14,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 12,471 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/ | 54,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 22,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 4,400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 50,959 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 16,565 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $75,070 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $53,225 | |||
| Total Receipts | $128,295 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,060 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $149,868 | |||
| 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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