| 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 | |||||
| |
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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 11 | Soybeans | 8 | All Cattle | 19 | |||||
| All Wheat | 21 | Winter Wheat | 14 | Beef Cows | 25 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 22 | Oats | 12 | Milk Cows | 30 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 26 | Other Hay | 42 | Hogs & Pigs | 31 | |||||
| Sunflower | 46 | CRP 1/ | 32 | Sheep | 9 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 113,300 | 124 | 14,034,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 137,600 | 30 | 4,095,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 37,100 | 59 | 2,186,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 24,900 | 61 | 1,530,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 12,200 | 54 | 656,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,500 | 88 | 397,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 33,000 | 2.45 | 81,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 11,000 | 1.70 | 18,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 15,655 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/ | 66,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 27,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 600 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 13,265 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 11,047 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $54,148 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $39,686 | |||
| Total Receipts | $93,834 | |||
| Government Payments | $11,637 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $124,131 | |||
| 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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