| CORSON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 344 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,389,146 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 4,038 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.3 | ||||
| CORSON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 344 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,389,146 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 4,038 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.3 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 50 | Soybeans | 51 | All Cattle | 18 | |||||
| All Wheat | 21 | Winter Wheat | 40 | Beef Cows | 6 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 13 | Oats | 13 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 6 | Other Hay | 2 | Hogs & Pigs | 41 | |||||
| Sunflower | 13 | CRP 1/ | 22 | Sheep | 37 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 9,700 | 70 | 679,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 9,300 | 35 | 321,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 91,300 | 23 | 2,094,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,700 | 56 | 319,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 112,000 | 1.34 | 150,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 60,000 | 1.82 | 109,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 24,256 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/ | 71,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 47,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,648 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,551 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $14,977 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $35,079 | |||
| Total Receipts | $50,056 | |||
| Government Payments | $12,213 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $69,059 | |||
| 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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