| DAVISON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 481 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 278,672 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 579 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.3 | ||||
| DAVISON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 481 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 278,672 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 579 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.3 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 33 | Soybeans | 31 | All Cattle | 50 | |||||
| All Wheat | 30 | Winter Wheat | 17 | Beef Cows | 42 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 58 | Oats | 35 | Milk Cows | 29 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 20 | Other Hay | 38 | Hogs & Pigs | 22 | |||||
| Sunflower | 43 | CRP 1/ | 48 | Sheep | 42 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 51,600 | 41 | 2,099,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 62,200 | 22 | 1,366,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 10,900 | 41 | 445,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 10,500 | 42 | 437,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 400 | 20 | 8,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,000 | 46 | 46,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 30,000 | 2.23 | 66,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 18,000 | 0.94 | 17,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 6,850 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/ | 38,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 18,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 700 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 26,612 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,257 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $14,818 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $19,659 | |||
| Total Receipts | $34,477 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,619 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $42,165 | |||
| 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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