| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 57 | Soybeans | 62 | All Cattle | 4 | |||||
| All Wheat | 21 | Winter Wheat | 26 | Beef Cows | 3 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 18 | Oats | 55 | Milk Cows | 48 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 55 | Other Hay | 9 | Hogs & Pigs | 40 | |||||
| Sunflower | 30 | CRP 1/ | 13 | Sheep | 3 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 2,500 | 42 | 104,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 93,400 | 27 | 2,482,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 17,800 | 32 | 565,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 67,100 | 26 | 1,716,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,800 | 28 | 50,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 43,000 | 0.55 | 23,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 60,000 | 0.94 | 56,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | 4,900 | 550 | 2,695,000 | pounds |
| 36,676 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/ | 103,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 53,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,799 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 19,193 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $10,183 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $37,271 | |||
| Total Receipts | $47,454 | |||
| Government Payments | $12,586 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $63,752 | |||
| 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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