| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 41 | Soybeans | 37 | All Cattle | 9 | |||||
| All Wheat | 29 | Winter Wheat | 48 | Beef Cows | 30 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 16 | Oats | 6 | Milk Cows | 22 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 4 | Other Hay | 4 | Hogs & Pigs | 10 | |||||
| Sunflower | 9 | CRP 1/ | 7 | Sheep | 36 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 33,900 | 67 | 2,267,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 37,000 | 18 | 665,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 39,700 | 45 | 1,768,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,000 | 58 | 173,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 36,700 | 44 | 1,595,000 | bu |
| Oats | 8,600 | 71 | 608,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 76,000 | 2.29 | 174,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 44,000 | 1.64 | 72,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 12,200 | 1,331 | 16,233,000 | pounds |
| 46,577 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/ | 79,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 25,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,100 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 43,833 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,901 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $14,975 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $59,256 | |||
| Total Receipts | $74,231 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,463 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $83,906 | |||
| 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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