| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 9 | Soybeans | 19 | All Cattle | 59 | |||||
| All Wheat | 55 | Winter Wheat | 56 | Beef Cows | 62 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 44 | Oats | 49 | Milk Cows | 20 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 41 | Other Hay | 45 | Hogs & Pigs | 21 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 30 | Sheep | 22 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 122,900 | 158 | 19,451,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 86,000 | 39 | 3,310,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 3,200 | 67 | 215,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,000 | 80 | 80,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 2,200 | 61 | 135,000 | bu |
| Oats | 900 | 91 | 82,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 12,000 | 4.28 | 51,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 8,000 | 2.36 | 18,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 17,661 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/ | 31,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 10,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 27,088 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,951 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $48,926 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $35,411 | |||
| Total Receipts | $84,337 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,910 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $101,115 | |||
| 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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