| DAY COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 704 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 530,990 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 754 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.5 | ||||
| DAY COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 704 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 530,990 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 754 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.5 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 18 | Soybeans | 8 | All Cattle | 42 | |||||
| All Wheat | 2 | Winter Wheat | 43 | Beef Cows | 36 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 2 | Oats | 8 | Milk Cows | 8 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 17 | Other Hay | 10 | Hogs & Pigs | 43 | |||||
| Sunflower | 34 | CRP 1/ | 2 | Sheep | 34 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 57,300 | 122 | 7,011,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 124,700 | 35 | 4,415,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 78,200 | 35 | 2,722,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,300 | 27 | 62,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 75,800 | 35 | 2,657,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,500 | 49 | 172,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 33,000 | 2.10 | 69,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 29,000 | 1.27 | 36,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 800 | 1,290 | 1,032,000 | pounds |
| 90,045 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/ | 46,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 22,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 3,000 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,055 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,023 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $49,054 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $24,080 | |||
| Total Receipts | $73,134 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,962 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $98,091 | |||
| 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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