| CODINGTON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 694 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 386,607 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 557 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.2 | ||||
| CODINGTON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 694 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 386,607 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 557 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.2 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 27 | Soybeans | 21 | All Cattle | 31 | |||||
| All Wheat | 23 | Winter Wheat | 34 | Beef Cows | 53 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 15 | Oats | 3 | Milk Cows | 6 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 9 | Other Hay | 37 | Hogs & Pigs | 28 | |||||
| Sunflower | 37 | CRP 1/ | 18 | Sheep | 10 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 57,100 | 124 | 7,106,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 95,500 | 28 | 2,693,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 38,400 | 55 | 2,095,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 6,600 | 66 | 432,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 31,700 | 52 | 1,660,000 | bu |
| Oats | 7,000 | 89 | 626,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 43,000 | 3.27 | 140,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 15,000 | 1.57 | 23,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 1,100 | 1,186 | 1,305,000 | pounds |
| 27,929 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/ | 56,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 14,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 4,200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 17,162 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 9,349 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $30,317 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $48,663 | |||
| Total Receipts | $78,980 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,371 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $96,196 | |||
| 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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