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

 
COUNTY RANKING - 2006
Crops Livestock
Corn 9 Soybeans 8 All Cattle 51
All Wheat 57 Winter Wheat 44 Beef Cows 48
Spring Wheat 60 Oats 9 Milk Cows 16
Alfalfa Hay 38 Other Hay 55 Hogs & Pigs 6
Sunflower CRP 1/ 45 Sheep 23
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 112,200 117 13,126,000 bu
Soybeans 103,700 46 4,760,000 bu
All Wheat -- -- -- bu
Winter Wheat 2,500 66 165,000 bu
Spring Wheat -- -- -- bu
Oats 2,500 74 184,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 11,000 3.08 33,900 tons
Other Hay 5,000 1.46 7,300 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
11,103 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/ 16,000
Milk Cows 1/ 1,300
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 48,876
All Sheep 2/ 3,744
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2007
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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