| SOUTH DAKOTA (State Level) | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 31,736 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 43,785,079 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,380 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.3 | ||||
| SOUTH DAKOTA (State Level) | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 31,736 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 43,785,079 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,380 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.3 | ||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 3,250,000 | 95 | 308,750,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 4,090,000 | 31 | 126,790,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 1,677,000 | 26 | 44,247,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 670,000 | 30 | 20,100,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,000,000 | 24 | 24,000,000 | bu |
| Oats | 120,000 | 45 | 5,400,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 2,250,000 | 1.50 | 3,375,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 1,600,000 | 0.90 | 1,440,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 430,000 | 837 | 360,000,000 | pounds |
| 1,420,212 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/ | 3,700,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 1,696,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 84,000 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,375,506 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 376,468 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $1,738,117 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $2,292,051 | |||
| Total Receipts | $4,030,168 | |||
| Government Payments | $281,256 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $4,744,634 | |||
| 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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