| 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 - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 4,150,000 | 130 | 539,500,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 4,120,000 | 34 | 140,080,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 2,798,000 | 46 | 128,610,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,250,000 | 45 | 56,250,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,530,000 | 47 | 71,910,000 | bu |
| Oats | 170,000 | 82 | 13,940,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 2,250,000 | 2.10 | 4,725,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 1,650,000 | 1.30 | 2,145,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 415,000 | 1,462 | 606,740,000 | pounds |
| 1,452,940 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/ | 3,750,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 1,720,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 80,000 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,375,506 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 376,468 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $1,833,327 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $2,400,119 | |||
| Total Receipts | $4,233,446 | |||
| Government Payments | $548,510 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $5,160,201 | |||
| 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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