| 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 | |||||
| |
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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 10 | Soybeans | 11 | All Cattle | 53 | |||||
| All Wheat | 62 | Winter Wheat | 60 | Beef Cows | 49 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 62 | Oats | 38 | Milk Cows | 15 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 38 | Other Hay | 44 | Hogs & Pigs | 6 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 45 | Sheep | 23 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 123,900 | 150 | 18,614,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 109,000 | 40 | 4,332,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 1,200 | 48 | 57,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 1,800 | 78 | 141,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 19,000 | 2.87 | 54,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 2.77 | 19,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 10,655 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/ | 35,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 17,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 48,876 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,744 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $41,596 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $30,677 | |||
| Total Receipts | $72,273 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,865 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $85,535 | |||
| 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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