| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 43 | Soybeans | 36 | All Cattle | 10 | |||||
| All Wheat | 27 | Winter Wheat | 46 | Beef Cows | 22 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 16 | Oats | 2 | Milk Cows | 26 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 1 | Other Hay | 8 | Hogs & Pigs | 10 | |||||
| Sunflower | 8 | CRP 1/ | 9 | Sheep | 36 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 24,800 | 89 | 2,200,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 40,000 | 27 | 1,072,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 43,300 | 48 | 2,073,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 4,600 | 48 | 220,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 38,700 | 48 | 1,853,000 | bu |
| Oats | 7,300 | 97 | 705,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 83,000 | 2.07 | 171,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 37,000 | 1.53 | 56,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | 12,200 | 1,508 | 18,392,000 | pounds |
| 45,632 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/ | 81,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 29,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 43,833 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,901 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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