| POTTER COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 256 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 452,912 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,769 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.1 | ||||
| POTTER COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 256 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 452,912 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,769 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.1 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 36 | Soybeans | 35 | All Cattle | 45 | |||||
| All Wheat | 16 | Winter Wheat | 14 | Beef Cows | 48 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 12 | Oats | 42 | Milk Cows | 47 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 58 | Other Hay | 9 | Hogs & Pigs | 36 | |||||
| Sunflower | 2 | CRP 1/ | 18 | Sheep | 47 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 29,800 | 60 | 1,796,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 39,000 | 22 | 868,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 58,100 | 17 | 974,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 20,400 | 23 | 473,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 37,700 | 13 | 501,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,800 | 17 | 31,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 10,000 | 0.84 | 8,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 40,000 | 0.93 | 37,300 | tons |
| Sunflower | 41,900 | 961 | 40,247,000 | pounds |
| 28,119 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/ | 39,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 16,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 7,774 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,747 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $17,458 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $17,880 | |||
| Total Receipts | $35,338 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,621 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $46,609 | |||
| 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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