| MCPHERSON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 413 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 536,730 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,300 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.5 | ||||
| MCPHERSON COUNTY | |||||
| |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 413 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 536,730 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,300 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.5 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 38 | Soybeans | 37 | All Cattle | 10 | |||||
| All Wheat | 38 | Winter Wheat | 53 | Beef Cows | 21 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 22 | Oats | 23 | Milk Cows | 22 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 32 | Other Hay | 7 | Hogs & Pigs | 10 | |||||
| Sunflower | 10 | CRP 1/ | 7 | Sheep | 36 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 16,600 | 73 | 1,204,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 36,400 | 20 | 740,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 26,900 | 12 | 332,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,300 | 29 | 38,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 25,600 | 12 | 294,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,400 | 24 | 82,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 80,000 | 0.68 | 54,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 53,000 | 0.80 | 42,300 | tons |
| Sunflower | 11,000 | 1,000 | 11,000,000 | pounds |
| 46,884 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/ | 75,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 30,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 43,833 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,901 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $10,656 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $56,584 | |||
| Total Receipts | $67,240 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,872 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $73,659 | |||
| 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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