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 - 2003
Crops Livestock
Corn 20 Soybeans 17 All Cattle 22
All Wheat 22 Winter Wheat 40 Beef Cows 33
Spring Wheat 11 Oats 22 Milk Cows 38
Alfalfa Hay 27 Other Hay 25 Hogs & Pigs 4
Sunflower 27 CRP 1/ 6 Sheep 29
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 81,700 111 9,031,000 bu
Soybeans 119,200 25 2,980,000 bu
All Wheat 42,200 52 2,176,000 bu
Winter Wheat 6,000 54 323,000 bu
Spring Wheat 36,200 51 1,853,000 bu
Oats 3,700 75 276,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 39,000 2.00 78,000 tons
Other Hay 21,000 1.53 32,200 tons
Sunflower 3,000 1,430 4,290,000 pounds
49,087 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/ 62,000
Beef Cows 1/ 23,000
Milk Cows 1/ 0
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 55,753
All Sheep 2/ 3,385
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2004
2/     Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $38,870
Livestock & Related Products $52,228
Total Receipts $91,098
Government Payments $9,891
All Cash Receipts 1/ $110,527
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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