| CORSON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 344 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,389,146 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 4,038 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.3 | ||||
| CORSON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 344 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,389,146 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 4,038 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.3 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 54 | Soybeans | 50 | All Cattle | 19 | |||||
| All Wheat | 49 | Winter Wheat | 50 | Beef Cows | 4 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 27 | Oats | 50 | Milk Cows | 44 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 55 | Other Hay | 24 | Hogs & Pigs | 41 | |||||
| Sunflower | 16 | CRP 1/ | 20 | Sheep | 37 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 2,700 | 24 | 64,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 1,100 | 11 | 12,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 19,900 | 9 | 178,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,300 | 13 | 44,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 15,800 | 8 | 125,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,300 | 15 | 19,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 24,000 | 0.45 | 10,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 45,000 | 0.55 | 24,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | 8,900 | 540 | 4,806,000 | pounds |
| 27,023 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/ | 64,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 46,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,648 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,551 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $5,276 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $25,607 | |||
| Total Receipts | $30,883 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,455 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $41,860 | |||
| 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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