| 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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 41 | Soybeans | 35 | All Cattle | 11 | |||||
| All Wheat | 26 | Winter Wheat | 47 | Beef Cows | 15 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 14 | Oats | 21 | Milk Cows | 28 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 26 | Other Hay | 5 | Hogs & Pigs | 10 | |||||
| Sunflower | 7 | CRP 1/ | 8 | Sheep | 36 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 13,900 | 47 | 652,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 36,800 | 17 | 611,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,700 | 57 | 155,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 41,200 | 29 | 1,175,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,700 | 33 | 90,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 55,000 | 0.85 | 46,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 43,000 | 0.91 | 39,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 46,073 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/ | 79,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 34,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 43,833 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,901 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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