| AURORA COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 401 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 350,943 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 875 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.6 | ||||
| AURORA COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 401 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 350,943 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 875 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.6 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 37 | Soybeans | 34 | All Cattle | 34 | |||||
| All Wheat | 34 | Winter Wheat | 19 | Beef Cows | 44 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 42 | Oats | 6 | Milk Cows | 33 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 54 | Other Hay | 24 | Hogs & Pigs | 24 | |||||
| Sunflower | 30 | CRP 1/ | 35 | Sheep | 14 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 59,800 | 60 | 3,582,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 52,700 | 20 | 1,039,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 26,300 | 53 | 1,384,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 21,100 | 56 | 1,178,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 5,200 | 40 | 206,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,200 | 85 | 441,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 18,000 | 2.06 | 37,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 22,000 | 1.55 | 34,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 14,790 acres were in the2005 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 52,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 18,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 23,934 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 6,743 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $16,614 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $50,418 | |||
| Total Receipts | $67,032 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,167 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $79,291 | |||
| 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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