| TURNER COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 713 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 347,559 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 487 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.3 | ||||
| TURNER COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 713 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 347,559 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 487 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.3 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 9 | Soybeans | 15 | All Cattle | 25 | |||||
| All Wheat | 54 | Winter Wheat | 41 | Beef Cows | 47 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 56 | Oats | 36 | Milk Cows | 4 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 32 | Other Hay | 55 | Hogs & Pigs | 8 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 48 | Sheep | 6 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 139,000 | 121 | 16,876,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 110,500 | 34 | 3,771,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 7,900 | 42 | 334,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 6,400 | 44 | 280,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,500 | 36 | 54,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,900 | 73 | 138,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 20,000 | 3.72 | 74,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 6,000 | 1.83 | 11,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 7,557 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/ | 60,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 16,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 5,000 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 48,108 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 16,495 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $51,287 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $75,649 | |||
| Total Receipts | $126,936 | |||
| Government Payments | $18,374 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $155,577 | |||
| 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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