| MCCOOK COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 539 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 345,010 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 640 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| MCCOOK COUNTY | |||||
| |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 539 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 345,010 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 640 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 18 | Soybeans | 18 | All Cattle | 52 | |||||
| All Wheat | 62 | Winter Wheat | 60 | Beef Cows | 51 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 61 | Oats | 20 | Milk Cows | 15 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 51 | Other Hay | 61 | Hogs & Pigs | 6 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 45 | Sheep | 23 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 115,100 | 99 | 11,340,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 101,200 | 34 | 3,407,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 2,200 | 39 | 85,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,200 | 37 | 44,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,000 | 41 | 41,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,300 | 92 | 211,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 12,000 | 3.53 | 42,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 3,000 | 2.30 | 6,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 11,103 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/ | 36,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 15,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 48,876 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,744 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $35,816 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $37,891 | |||
| Total Receipts | $73,707 | |||
| Government Payments | $16,777 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $98,110 | |||
| 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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