| 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 | |||||
| |
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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 23 | Soybeans | 22 | All Cattle | 13 | |||||
| All Wheat | 33 | Winter Wheat | 55 | Beef Cows | 34 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 20 | Oats | 44 | Milk Cows | 7 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 24 | Other Hay | 42 | Hogs & Pigs | 32 | |||||
| Sunflower | 43 | CRP 1/ | 5 | Sheep | 25 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 84,900 | 122 | 10,345,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 98,000 | 31 | 3,031,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 20,500 | 59 | 1,218,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,300 | 66 | 86,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 19,100 | 59 | 1,129,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,000 | 111 | 111,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 27,000 | 3.02 | 81,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 13,000 | 1.50 | 19,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 54,135 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/ | 76,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 22,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 10,810 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,644 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $33,828 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $68,249 | |||
| Total Receipts | $102,077 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,223 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $118,347 | |||
| 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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