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 - 2004
Crops Livestock
Corn 64 Soybeans All Cattle 53
All Wheat 59 Winter Wheat 59 Beef Cows 29
Spring Wheat 54 Oats 63 Milk Cows
Alfalfa Hay 66 Other Hay 58 Hogs & Pigs
Sunflower 37 CRP 1/ 62 Sheep
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 600 13 8,000 bu
Soybeans -- -- -- bu
All Wheat 6,100 15 91,000 bu
Winter Wheat 3,700 15 55,000 bu
Spring Wheat 2,400 15 36,000 bu
Oats 500 14 7,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 4,000 1.00 4,000 tons
Other Hay 11,000 0.88 9,700 tons
Sunflower 1,400 680 952,000 pounds
1,559 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/ 35,000
Beef Cows 1/ 23,000
Milk Cows 1/ 0
Hogs & Pigs 2/ Not Disclosed
All Sheep 2/ 0
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2005
2/     Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $2,648
Livestock & Related Products $11,406
Total Receipts $14,054
Government Payments $1,990
All Cash Receipts 1/ $19,121
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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