| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 21 | Soybeans | 27 | All Cattle | 45 | |||||
| All Wheat | 48 | Winter Wheat | 29 | Beef Cows | 47 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 54 | Oats | 30 | Milk Cows | 27 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 20 | Other Hay | 51 | Hogs & Pigs | 22 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 48 | Sheep | 42 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 68,700 | 130 | 8,940,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 65,800 | 32 | 2,121,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 12,300 | 49 | 597,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 11,200 | 48 | 542,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,100 | 50 | 55,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,000 | 76 | 228,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 29,000 | 3.24 | 93,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 8,000 | 1.80 | 14,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 7,102 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/ | 38,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 16,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 700 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 26,612 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,257 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $30,282 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $20,251 | |||
| Total Receipts | $50,533 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,263 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $62,218 | |||
| 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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