| MOODY COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 580 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 282,751 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 488 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.6 | ||||
| MOODY COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 580 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 282,751 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 488 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.6 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 6 | Soybeans | 13 | All Cattle | 50 | |||||
| All Wheat | 50 | Winter Wheat | 42 | Beef Cows | 57 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 28 | Oats | 19 | Milk Cows | 19 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 23 | Other Hay | 59 | Hogs & Pigs | 21 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 30 | Sheep | 22 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 102,900 | 130 | 13,395,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 95,100 | 38 | 3,638,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 3,600 | 43 | 153,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 2,600 | 35 | 90,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,400 | 73 | 102,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 19,000 | 3.44 | 65,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 4,000 | 1.45 | 5,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 16,571 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/ | 38,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 11,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 27,088 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,951 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $52,272 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $42,043 | |||
| Total Receipts | $94,315 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,724 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $109,183 | |||
| 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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