| MARSHALL COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 529 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 524,688 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 992 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.5 | ||||
| MARSHALL COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 529 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 524,688 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 992 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.5 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 14 | Soybeans | 20 | All Cattle | 16 | |||||
| All Wheat | 22 | Winter Wheat | 60 | Beef Cows | 23 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 10 | Oats | 28 | Milk Cows | 7 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 27 | Other Hay | 25 | Hogs & Pigs | 32 | |||||
| Sunflower | 40 | CRP 1/ | 5 | Sheep | 25 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 73,900 | 123 | 9,086,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 93,100 | 35 | 3,262,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 26,400 | 30 | 795,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 400 | 30 | 12,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 25,900 | 30 | 780,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,500 | 48 | 72,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 31,000 | 1.96 | 60,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 22,000 | 1.07 | 23,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 55,456 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/ | 72,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 29,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 10,810 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,644 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $42,136 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $61,313 | |||
| Total Receipts | $103,449 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,878 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $118,532 | |||
| 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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