| CLAY COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 536 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 372,786 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 695 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.3 | ||||
| CLAY COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 536 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 372,786 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 695 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.3 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 17 | Soybeans | 23 | All Cattle | 66 | |||||
| All Wheat | 60 | Winter Wheat | 54 | Beef Cows | 66 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 65 | Oats | 50 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 36 | Other Hay | 66 | Hogs & Pigs | 30 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 59 | Sheep | 13 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 88,200 | 133 | 11,731,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 80,800 | 36 | 2,941,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,400 | 41 | 98,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 800 | 98 | 78,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 16,000 | 4.14 | 66,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 1,000 | 1.40 | 1,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 4,023 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/ | 10,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 3,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 16,007 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 7,675 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $42,141 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $12,012 | |||
| Total Receipts | $54,153 | |||
| Government Payments | $13,270 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $73,014 | |||
| 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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