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 - 2003
Crops Livestock
Corn 58 Soybeans 52 All Cattle 17
All Wheat 16 Winter Wheat 9 Beef Cows 16
Spring Wheat 33 Oats 38 Milk Cows 34
Alfalfa Hay 24 Other Hay 54 Hogs & Pigs 51
Sunflower 25 CRP 1/ 46 Sheep 53
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 1,800 22 40,000 bu
Soybeans 2,100 3 6,000 bu
All Wheat 61,000 39 2,350,000 bu
Winter Wheat 52,600 39 2,049,000 bu
Spring Wheat 8,400 36 301,000 bu
Oats 3,200 52 165,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 81,000 1.05 85,300 tons
Other Hay 15,000 0.81 12,100 tons
Sunflower 8,300 600 4,980,000 pounds
7,683 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/ 68,000
Beef Cows 1/ 35,000
Milk Cows 1/ 500
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 203
All Sheep 2/ 1,232
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2004
2/     Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $12,586
Livestock & Related Products $36,333
Total Receipts $48,919
Government Payments $5,667
All Cash Receipts 1/ $57,847
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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