| YANKTON COUNTY | |||||
 |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 690 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 342,058 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 496 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.4 | ||||
| YANKTON COUNTY | |||||
| |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 690 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 342,058 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 496 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.4 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 25 | Soybeans | 25 | All Cattle | 56 | |||||
| All Wheat | 57 | Winter Wheat | 51 | Beef Cows | 57 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 54 | Oats | 39 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 18 | Other Hay | 52 | Hogs & Pigs | 12 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 52 | Sheep | 43 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 75,800 | 110 | 8,353,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 73,100 | 32 | 2,328,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 5,000 | 39 | 196,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,600 | 37 | 133,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,400 | 45 | 63,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,600 | 77 | 123,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 25,000 | 3.71 | 92,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 1.77 | 12,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 5,815 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/ | 34,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 12,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 39,568 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,195 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $34,533 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $39,013 | |||
| Total Receipts | $73,546 | |||
| Government Payments | $9,715 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $88,172 | |||
| 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
For additional information call: 1-800-338-2557