| PENNINGTON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 696 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,209,981 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,738 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.5 | ||||
| PENNINGTON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 696 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,209,981 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,738 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.5 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 63 | Soybeans | 51 | All Cattle | 22 | |||||
| All Wheat | 19 | Winter Wheat | 8 | Beef Cows | 17 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 34 | Oats | 44 | Milk Cows | 37 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 42 | Other Hay | 35 | Hogs & Pigs | 51 | |||||
| Sunflower | 22 | CRP 1/ | 46 | Sheep | 53 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 1,100 | 5 | 5,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 900 | 12 | 11,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 42,400 | 20 | 854,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 35,600 | 22 | 793,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 6,800 | 9 | 61,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,300 | 20 | 26,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 44,000 | 0.74 | 32,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 27,000 | 0.67 | 18,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 3,200 | 870 | 2,784,000 | pounds |
| 8,316 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/ | 63,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 35,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 203 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,232 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $10,666 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $30,268 | |||
| Total Receipts | $40,934 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,151 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $47,843 | |||
| 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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