| SHANNON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 200 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,266,655 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 6,333 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 56.4 | ||||
| SHANNON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 200 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,266,655 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 6,333 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 56.4 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 58 | Soybeans | All Cattle | 58 | ||||||
| All Wheat | 53 | Winter Wheat | 44 | Beef Cows | 42 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 44 | Oats | 60 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 62 | Other Hay | 56 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 28 | CRP 1/ | 62 | Sheep | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 1,200 | 23 | 27,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 8,600 | 11 | 94,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 4,500 | 13 | 60,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 4,100 | 8 | 34,000 | bu |
| Oats | 300 | 23 | 7,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 6,000 | 0.83 | 5,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 11,000 | 0.72 | 7,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | 2,600 | 850 | 2,210,000 | pounds |
| 1,859 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/ | 29,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 18,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 0 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $1,328 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $9,765 | |||
| Total Receipts | $11,093 | |||
| Government Payments | $1,775 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $16,386 | |||
| 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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