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 - 2004
Crops Livestock
Corn 61 Soybeans 56 All Cattle 56
All Wheat 24 Winter Wheat 14 Beef Cows 45
Spring Wheat 23 Oats 54 Milk Cows
Alfalfa Hay 60 Other Hay 32 Hogs & Pigs 55
Sunflower 21 CRP 1/ 8 Sheep 61
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 300 73 22,000 bu
Soybeans 500 10 5,000 bu
All Wheat 84,100 28 2,369,000 bu
Winter Wheat 47,900 30 1,444,000 bu
Spring Wheat 36,200 26 925,000 bu
Oats 1,300 39 51,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 16,000 0.98 15,600 tons
Other Hay 23,000 1.37 31,600 tons
Sunflower 11,700 512 5,987,000 pounds
45,785 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/ 32,000
Beef Cows 1/ 18,000
Milk Cows 1/ 0
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 35
All Sheep 2/ 89
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2005
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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