| MCPHERSON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 413 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 536,730 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,300 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.5 | ||||
| MCPHERSON COUNTY | |||||
| |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 413 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 536,730 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,300 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.5 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 41 | Soybeans | 36 | All Cattle | 8 | |||||
| All Wheat | 31 | Winter Wheat | 46 | Beef Cows | 20 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 18 | Oats | 7 | Milk Cows | 24 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 4 | Other Hay | 8 | Hogs & Pigs | 10 | |||||
| Sunflower | 8 | CRP 1/ | 8 | Sheep | 36 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 29,700 | 111 | 3,283,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 32,000 | 32 | 1,012,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 6,400 | 40 | 256,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 39,600 | 38 | 1,520,000 | bu |
| Oats | 7,000 | 62 | 434,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 76,000 | 2.48 | 188,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 46,000 | 1.70 | 78,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 19,700 | 1,971 | 38,838,000 | pounds |
| 46,073 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/ | 84,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 31,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 700 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 43,833 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,901 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $17,946 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $70,809 | |||
| Total Receipts | $88,755 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,364 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $99,760 | |||
| 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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