| TURNER COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 713 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 347,559 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 487 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.3 | ||||
| TURNER COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 713 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 347,559 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 487 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.3 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 4 | Soybeans | 7 | All Cattle | 34 | |||||
| All Wheat | 59 | Winter Wheat | 56 | Beef Cows | 53 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 54 | Oats | 17 | Milk Cows | 3 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 24 | Other Hay | 49 | Hogs & Pigs | 8 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 50 | Sheep | 6 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 138,500 | 105 | 14,561,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 129,200 | 34 | 4,418,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 1,000 | 43 | 43,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 600 | 52 | 31,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 1,800 | 58 | 105,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 23,000 | 2.81 | 64,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 1.40 | 9,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 5,602 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/ | 55,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 14,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 5,900 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 48,108 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 16,495 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $58,679 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $54,592 | |||
| Total Receipts | $113,271 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,948 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $128,089 | |||
| 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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