| DAY COUNTY | |||||
 |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 704 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 530,990 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 754 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.5 | ||||
| DAY COUNTY | |||||
| |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 704 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 530,990 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 754 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.5 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 23 | Soybeans | 13 | All Cattle | 43 | |||||
| All Wheat | 11 | Winter Wheat | 52 | Beef Cows | 40 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 4 | Oats | 35 | Milk Cows | 9 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 23 | Other Hay | 20 | Hogs & Pigs | 43 | |||||
| Sunflower | 46 | CRP 1/ | 2 | Sheep | 34 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 59,600 | 150 | 8,953,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 112,600 | 37 | 4,145,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 76,300 | 47 | 3,620,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,300 | 48 | 111,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 74,000 | 47 | 3,509,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,100 | 68 | 142,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 27,000 | 3.05 | 82,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 18,000 | 2.48 | 44,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 90,178 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/ | 43,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 19,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,055 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,023 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $38,174 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $29,513 | |||
| Total Receipts | $67,687 | |||
| Government Payments | $16,181 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $102,622 | |||
| 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
For additional information call: 1-800-338-2557