| MCCOOK COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 539 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 345,010 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 640 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| MCCOOK COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 539 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 345,010 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 640 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 7 | Soybeans | 9 | All Cattle | 45 | |||||
| All Wheat | 61 | Winter Wheat | 61 | Beef Cows | 50 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 53 | Oats | 6 | Milk Cows | 16 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 33 | Other Hay | 55 | Hogs & Pigs | 6 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 42 | Sheep | 23 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 117,600 | 113 | 13,339,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 103,800 | 39 | 4,013,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 600 | 37 | 22,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 3,300 | 65 | 215,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 20,000 | 2.61 | 52,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 1.24 | 8,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 9,975 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/ | 39,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 15,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,900 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 48,876 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,744 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $49,209 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $28,942 | |||
| Total Receipts | $78,151 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,442 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $89,920 | |||
| 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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