| KINGSBURY COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 599 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 518,642 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 866 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.2 | ||||
| KINGSBURY COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 599 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 518,642 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 866 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.2 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 16 | Soybeans | 14 | All Cattle | 18 | |||||
| All Wheat | 23 | Winter Wheat | 16 | Beef Cows | 29 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 23 | Oats | 12 | Milk Cows | 31 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 19 | Other Hay | 32 | Hogs & Pigs | 31 | |||||
| Sunflower | 38 | CRP 1/ | 32 | Sheep | 9 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 86,100 | 92 | 7,935,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 126,000 | 29 | 3,601,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 21,000 | 35 | 739,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 11,200 | 40 | 442,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 9,500 | 30 | 285,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,500 | 60 | 149,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 40,000 | 1.70 | 68,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 17,000 | 1.12 | 19,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 15,563 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/ | 65,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 26,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 600 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 13,265 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 11,047 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $41,941 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $40,037 | |||
| Total Receipts | $81,978 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,109 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $108,396 | |||
| 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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