| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 3 | Soybeans | 4 | All Cattle | 25 | |||||
| All Wheat | 63 | Winter Wheat | Beef Cows | 44 | ||||||
| Spring Wheat | 57 | Oats | 16 | Milk Cows | 5 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 13 | Other Hay | 40 | Hogs & Pigs | 5 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 40 | Sheep | 5 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 143,100 | 146 | 20,857,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 146,800 | 33 | 4,844,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 600 | 50 | 30,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 4,100 | 83 | 341,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 34,000 | 3.49 | 118,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 11,000 | 1.88 | 20,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 12,478 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/ | 60,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 18,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 4,400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 50,959 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 16,565 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $69,777 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $52,683 | |||
| Total Receipts | $122,460 | |||
| Government Payments | $10,025 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $145,152 | |||
| 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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