| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 56 | Soybeans | 48 | All Cattle | 15 | |||||
| All Wheat | 26 | Winter Wheat | 52 | Beef Cows | 6 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 12 | Oats | 13 | Milk Cows | 46 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 19 | Other Hay | 5 | Hogs & Pigs | 41 | |||||
| Sunflower | 15 | CRP 1/ | 22 | Sheep | 37 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 4,200 | 28 | 116,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 2,200 | 12 | 26,200 | bu |
| All Wheat | 90,000 | 22 | 2,007,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,200 | 33 | 105,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 84,200 | 22 | 1,824,000 | bu |
| Oats | 8,400 | 46 | 390,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 104,000 | 0.91 | 94,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 70,000 | 1.02 | 71,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | 15,500 | 560 | 8,680,000 | pounds |
| 24,603 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/ | 73,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 45,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,648 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,551 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $8,391 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $27,550 | |||
| Total Receipts | $35,941 | |||
| Government Payments | $9,920 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $51,558 | |||
| 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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