| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 12 | Soybeans | 18 | All Cattle | 66 | |||||
| All Wheat | 60 | Winter Wheat | 57 | Beef Cows | 66 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 63 | Oats | 58 | Milk Cows | 48 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 27 | Other Hay | 62 | Hogs & Pigs | 30 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 60 | Sheep | 13 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 98,900 | 170 | 16,775,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 84,000 | 41 | 3,440,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 1,300 | 69 | 90,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,100 | 72 | 79,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 400 | 80 | 32,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 17,000 | 4.43 | 75,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 3,000 | 1.43 | 4,300 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 3,693 acres were in the2004 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 9,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 4,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 16,007 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 7,675 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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