| PERKINS COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 452 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,781,628 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,942 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| PERKINS COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 452 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,781,628 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,942 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 61 | Soybeans | All Cattle | 7 | ||||||
| All Wheat | 46 | Winter Wheat | 45 | Beef Cows | 3 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 26 | Oats | 46 | Milk Cows | 49 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 57 | Other Hay | 11 | Hogs & Pigs | 40 | |||||
| Sunflower | 23 | CRP 1/ | 13 | Sheep | 3 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 200 | 30 | 6,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 17,500 | 11 | 199,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,400 | 16 | 54,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 13,500 | 10 | 135,000 | bu |
| Oats | 700 | 29 | 20,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 25,000 | 0.34 | 8,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 55,000 | 0.66 | 36,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | 7,900 | 400 | 3,160,000 | pounds |
| 37,055 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/ | 86,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 50,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,799 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 19,193 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $4,884 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $31,913 | |||
| Total Receipts | $36,797 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,960 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $47,022 | |||
| 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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