| CLARK COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 588 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 525,585 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 894 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.4 | ||||
| CLARK COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 588 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 525,585 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 894 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.4 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 20 | Soybeans | 16 | All Cattle | 17 | |||||
| All Wheat | 14 | Winter Wheat | 33 | Beef Cows | 36 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 9 | Oats | 12 | Milk Cows | 37 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 20 | Other Hay | 39 | Hogs & Pigs | 4 | |||||
| Sunflower | 33 | CRP 1/ | 6 | Sheep | 29 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 71,100 | 94 | 6,676,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 118,000 | 30 | 3,500,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 38,800 | 31 | 1,215,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 4,500 | 37 | 168,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 33,300 | 31 | 1,028,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,400 | 44 | 149,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 45,000 | 1.49 | 66,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 18,000 | 0.92 | 16,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | 1,300 | 1,120 | 1,456,000 | pounds |
| 48,959 acres were in the2002 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 66,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 22,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 55,753 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,385 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $40,722 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $52,317 | |||
| Total Receipts | $93,039 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,671 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $109,619 | |||
| 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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