| DAY COUNTY | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 20 | Soybeans | 15 | All Cattle | 46 | |||||
| All Wheat | 4 | Winter Wheat | 49 | Beef Cows | 40 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 2 | Oats | 19 | Milk Cows | 9 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 24 | Other Hay | 12 | Hogs & Pigs | 43 | |||||
| Sunflower | 44 | CRP 1/ | 2 | Sheep | 34 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 61,900 | 107 | 6,596,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 122,200 | 32 | 3,857,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 66,500 | 52 | 3,487,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,700 | 58 | 99,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 25,000 | 2.23 | 55,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 24,000 | 1.30 | 31,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 90,178 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/ | 40,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 18,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,900 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,055 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,023 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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
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