| SHANNON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 200 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,266,655 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 6,333 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 56.4 | ||||
| SHANNON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 200 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,266,655 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 6,333 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 56.4 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 57 | Soybeans | All Cattle | 53 | ||||||
| All Wheat | 41 | Winter Wheat | 23 | Beef Cows | 34 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 50 | Oats | 54 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 60 | Other Hay | 35 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 29 | CRP 1/ | 62 | Sheep | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 1,800 | 75 | 135,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 28,300 | 38 | 1,080,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 24,300 | 41 | 993,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 4,000 | 22 | 87,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,300 | 43 | 56,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 10,000 | 1.83 | 18,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 17,000 | 1.39 | 23,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 1,578 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/ | 35,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 21,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 0 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $6,282 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $14,617 | |||
| Total Receipts | $20,899 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,575 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $30,139 | |||
| 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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