| DAVISON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 481 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 278,672 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 579 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.3 | ||||
| DAVISON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 481 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 278,672 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 579 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.3 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 28 | Soybeans | 29 | All Cattle | 51 | |||||
| All Wheat | 38 | Winter Wheat | 19 | Beef Cows | 36 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 54 | Oats | 27 | Milk Cows | 23 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 22 | Other Hay | 48 | Hogs & Pigs | 22 | |||||
| Sunflower | 37 | CRP 1/ | 49 | Sheep | 42 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 55,700 | 49 | 2,731,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 58,800 | 38 | 2,255,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 21,900 | 41 | 892,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 19,500 | 44 | 854,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 2,400 | 16 | 38,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,400 | 43 | 60,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 26,000 | 2.20 | 57,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 1.57 | 11,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 1,000 | 1,400 | 1,400,000 | pounds |
| 7,300 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/ | 37,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 20,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 26,612 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,257 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $16,397 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $24,546 | |||
| Total Receipts | $40,943 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,545 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $53,761 | |||
| 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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