| CLAY COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 536 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 372,786 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 695 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.3 | ||||
| CLAY COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 536 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 372,786 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 695 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.3 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 13 | Soybeans | 16 | All Cattle | 66 | |||||
| All Wheat | 62 | Winter Wheat | 61 | Beef Cows | 66 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 65 | Oats | 46 | Milk Cows | 49 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 31 | Other Hay | 65 | Hogs & Pigs | 30 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 59 | Sheep | 13 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 87,300 | 147 | 12,796,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 99,500 | 31 | 3,040,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 600 | 57 | 34,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 500 | 62 | 31,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 1,700 | 80 | 136,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 18,000 | 3.89 | 70,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 2,000 | 1.85 | 3,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 3,401 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/ | 10,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 5,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 16,007 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 7,675 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $45,555 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $9,451 | |||
| Total Receipts | $55,006 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,146 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $65,843 | |||
| 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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