| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 58 | Soybeans | 50 | All Cattle | 20 | |||||
| All Wheat | 32 | Winter Wheat | 20 | Beef Cows | 14 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 38 | Oats | 61 | Milk Cows | 35 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 42 | Other Hay | 59 | Hogs & Pigs | 51 | |||||
| Sunflower | 15 | CRP 1/ | 46 | Sheep | 53 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 2,300 | 36 | 83,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 1,800 | 9 | 17,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 48,900 | 25 | 1,230,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 36,200 | 27 | 977,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 12,700 | 20 | 253,000 | bu |
| Oats | 700 | 26 | 18,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 44,000 | 1.13 | 49,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 9,000 | 0.93 | 8,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | 7,100 | 1,347 | 9,562,000 | pounds |
| 10,001 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/ | 64,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 35,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 203 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,232 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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