| AURORA COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 401 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 350,943 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 875 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.6 | ||||
| AURORA COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 401 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 350,943 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 875 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.6 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 32 | Soybeans | 33 | All Cattle | 32 | |||||
| All Wheat | 34 | Winter Wheat | 19 | Beef Cows | 37 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 41 | Oats | 24 | Milk Cows | 38 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 36 | Other Hay | 20 | Hogs & Pigs | 24 | |||||
| Sunflower | 24 | CRP 1/ | 35 | Sheep | 14 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 64,300 | 80 | 5,157,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 50,700 | 26 | 1,295,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 19,700 | 56 | 1,099,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 17,000 | 56 | 956,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 2,700 | 53 | 143,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,600 | 70 | 253,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 27,000 | 2.23 | 60,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 21,000 | 1.78 | 37,300 | tons |
| Sunflower | 2,500 | 2,085 | 5,213,000 | pounds |
| 14,471 acres were in the2003 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 55,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 21,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 23,934 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 6,743 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $18,431 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $46,637 | |||
| Total Receipts | $65,068 | |||
| Government Payments | $9,036 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $77,535 | |||
| 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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