| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 26 | Soybeans | 29 | All Cattle | 51 | |||||
| All Wheat | 36 | Winter Wheat | 18 | Beef Cows | 45 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 58 | Oats | 49 | Milk Cows | 26 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 14 | Other Hay | 54 | Hogs & Pigs | 22 | |||||
| Sunflower | 41 | CRP 1/ | 48 | Sheep | 42 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 67,000 | 139 | 9,340,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 59,000 | 38 | 2,246,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 16,100 | 68 | 1,098,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 15,500 | 69 | 1,071,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 600 | 45 | 27,000 | bu |
| Oats | 800 | 103 | 82,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 34,000 | 3.39 | 115,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 1.80 | 12,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 7,358 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/ | 36,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 18,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 26,612 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,257 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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