| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 28 | Soybeans | 15 | All Cattle | 42 | |||||
| All Wheat | 7 | Winter Wheat | 53 | Beef Cows | 35 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 3 | Oats | 13 | Milk Cows | 8 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 13 | Other Hay | 36 | Hogs & Pigs | 43 | |||||
| Sunflower | 42 | CRP 1/ | 2 | Sheep | 34 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 68,000 | 129 | 8,794,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 125,000 | 31 | 3,885,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 69,100 | 62 | 4,278,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,000 | 68 | 136,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 67,000 | 62 | 4,139,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,100 | 97 | 300,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 36,000 | 3.24 | 116,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 20,000 | 1.34 | 26,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 89,686 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/ | 44,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 21,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,055 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,023 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $36,687 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $25,025 | |||
| Total Receipts | $61,712 | |||
| Government Payments | $10,642 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $88,100 | |||
| 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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