| YANKTON COUNTY | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 15 | Soybeans | 21 | All Cattle | 41 | |||||
| All Wheat | 49 | Winter Wheat | 33 | Beef Cows | 56 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 45 | Oats | 13 | Milk Cows | 32 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 3 | Other Hay | 41 | Hogs & Pigs | 12 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 52 | Sheep | 43 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 82,200 | 114 | 9,329,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 76,400 | 40 | 3,022,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 5,200 | 65 | 336,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 1,800 | 71 | 128,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 26,000 | 4.24 | 110,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 9,000 | 1.47 | 13,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 5,815 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/ | 45,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 11,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 39,568 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,195 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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
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