| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 52 | Soybeans | 54 | All Cattle | 16 | |||||
| All Wheat | 22 | Winter Wheat | 51 | Beef Cows | 6 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 11 | Oats | 31 | Milk Cows | 48 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 47 | Other Hay | 6 | Hogs & Pigs | 41 | |||||
| Sunflower | 11 | CRP 1/ | 22 | Sheep | 37 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 5,700 | 36 | 203,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 800 | 11 | 9,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 101,900 | 24 | 2,451,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 5,800 | 25 | 147,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 94,100 | 24 | 2,262,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,600 | 55 | 197,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 60,000 | 0.66 | 39,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 73,000 | 1.04 | 75,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 12,700 | 938 | 11,912,000 | pounds |
| 23,981 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/ | 71,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 47,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,648 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,551 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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