| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 35 | Soybeans | 35 | All Cattle | 44 | |||||
| All Wheat | 2 | Winter Wheat | 2 | Beef Cows | 38 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 6 | Oats | 1 | Milk Cows | 48 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 49 | Other Hay | 12 | Hogs & Pigs | 36 | |||||
| Sunflower | 2 | CRP 1/ | 20 | Sheep | 47 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 57,400 | 111 | 6,395,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 44,000 | 29 | 1,282,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 142,200 | 56 | 7,952,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 69,500 | 58 | 4,033,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 72,200 | 54 | 3,904,000 | bu |
| Oats | 7,000 | 113 | 792,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 12,000 | 2.80 | 33,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 23,000 | 2.21 | 50,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 44,800 | 1,903 | 85,239,000 | pounds |
| 27,465 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/ | 42,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 20,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 7,774 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,747 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $34,114 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $17,721 | |||
| Total Receipts | $51,835 | |||
| Government Payments | $13,002 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $71,531 | |||
| 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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