| 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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 5 | Soybeans | 10 | All Cattle | 31 | |||||
| All Wheat | 46 | Winter Wheat | 31 | Beef Cows | 40 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 54 | Oats | 16 | Milk Cows | 5 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 17 | Other Hay | 44 | Hogs & Pigs | 8 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 48 | Sheep | 6 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 137,000 | 109 | 14,891,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 116,000 | 39 | 4,508,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 7,100 | 66 | 465,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 6,100 | 70 | 427,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,000 | 38 | 38,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,400 | 79 | 111,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 21,000 | 3.34 | 70,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 1.76 | 12,300 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 7,557 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/ | 56,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 18,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 5,100 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 48,108 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 16,495 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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