STANLEY COUNTY
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2002 AG CENSUS
Number of Farms 166
Land in Farms (acres) 866,345
Average Farm Size (acres) 5,219
Average Age of Farmers 55.2

 
COUNTY RANKING - 2003
Crops Livestock
Corn 60 Soybeans All Cattle 58
All Wheat 7 Winter Wheat 4 Beef Cows 47
Spring Wheat 30 Oats 59 Milk Cows
Alfalfa Hay 64 Other Hay 30 Hogs & Pigs 55
Sunflower 29 CRP 1/ 10 Sheep 61
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 500 44 22,000 bu
Soybeans -- -- -- bu
All Wheat 117,000 35 4,103,000 bu
Winter Wheat 102,000 37 3,779,000 bu
Spring Wheat 15,000 22 324,000 bu
Oats 600 43 26,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 11,000 1.18 13,000 tons
Other Hay 21,000 1.27 26,700 tons
Sunflower 4,300 551 2,370,000 pounds
43,054 acres were in the2003 Conservation Reserve Program
1/     Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules.

 
LIVESTOCK INVENTORY
Species Number
All Cattle 1/ 31,000
Beef Cows 1/ 16,000
Milk Cows 1/ 0
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 35
All Sheep 2/ 89
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2004
2/     Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $11,629
Livestock & Related Products $12,132
Total Receipts $23,761
Government Payments $7,275
All Cash Receipts 1/ $35,244
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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