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AGRICULTURE and the RURAL LIFE
COME AND ENJOY **gorgeous sunsets and sunrises**
**sprawling ranches and farms**
**magnificent prairies that abound with life**
Agriculture is of major economic importance to Perkins County, and approximately 27% of the residents are actively engaged in farming and ranching according to the Census Bureau.
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| 2002 AG CENSUS |
| Number of Farms | 452 |
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,781,628 |
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,942 |
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 |
COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | Crops |
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| Livestock | Corn | 53 |
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| All Cattle | 6 | All Wheat | 27 |
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| Winter Wheat | 28 |
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| Beef Cows | 3 | Spring Wheat | 20 |
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| Oats | 17 |
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| Milk Cows |
| Alfalfa Hay | 19 |
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| Other Hay | 7 |
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| Hogs & Pigs | 40 | Sunflower | 32 |
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| CRP 1/ | 13 |
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| Sheep | 3 | 1/ Conservation Reserve Program |
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Crop Production-2005 | Commodity
| Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit | Corn | 6,200 | 65 | 403,000 | bu | Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu | All Wheat | 86,900 | 24 | 2,064,000 | bu | Winter Wheat | 18,400 | 39 | 712,000 | bu | Spring Wheat | 60,700 | 20 | 1,201,000 | bu | Oats | 6,100 | 42 | 255,000 | bushels | Alfalfa Hay | 86,000 | 1.05 | 90,700 | tons | Other Hay | 56,000 | 1.42 | 79,600 | tons | Sunflowers | -- | -- | -- | pounds | 37,986 acres were in the 2005 Conservation Reserve Program
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules
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LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | Species | Number | All Cattle 1/ | 88,000 | Beef Cows 1/ | 56,000 | Milk Cows 1/ | -- | Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,799 | All Sheep 2/ | 19,193 | 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census |
CASH RECEIPTS - 2004 (thousands of dollars) | Crops | $12,421 |
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| Livestock & Related Products | $48,504 |
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| Total Receipts | $60,925 |
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| Government Payments | $5,629 |
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| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $70,875 |
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| 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
For additional information call: 1-800-338-2557
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