CLARK COUNTY
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2002 AG CENSUS
Number of Farms 588
Land in Farms (acres) 525,585
Average Farm Size (acres) 894
Average Age of Farmers 53.4

 
COUNTY RANKING - 2006
Crops Livestock
Corn 24 Soybeans 16 All Cattle 21
All Wheat 15 Winter Wheat 42 Beef Cows 33
Spring Wheat 8 Oats 13 Milk Cows
Alfalfa Hay 26 Other Hay 38 Hogs & Pigs 4
Sunflower 35 CRP 1/ 6 Sheep 29
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 71,700 80 5,759,000 bu
Soybeans 130,500 27 3,540,000 bu
All Wheat 47,700 44 2,108,000 bu
Winter Wheat 4,000 46 185,000 bu
Spring Wheat 43,700 44 1,923,000 bu
Oats 2,200 58 128,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 28,000 1.66 46,600 tons
Other Hay 11,000 1.32 14,500 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
49,725 acres were in the2006 Conservation Reserve Program
1/     Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules.

 
LIVESTOCK INVENTORY
Species Number
All Cattle 1/ 63,000
Beef Cows 1/ 21,000
Milk Cows 1/ --
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 55,753
All Sheep 2/ 3,385
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2007
2/     Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $50,947
Livestock & Related Products $66,464
Total Receipts $117,411
Government Payments $15,422
All Cash Receipts 1/ $144,197
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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