| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 2 | Soybeans | 5 | All Cattle | 25 | |||||
| All Wheat | 60 | Winter Wheat | 58 | Beef Cows | 47 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 58 | Oats | 18 | Milk Cows | 3 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 18 | Other Hay | 54 | Hogs & Pigs | 8 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 49 | Sheep | 6 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 140,800 | 149 | 20,933,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 139,400 | 34 | 4,781,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 1,200 | 63 | 76,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 700 | 70 | 49,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 500 | 54 | 27,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,400 | 87 | 297,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 24,000 | 3.93 | 94,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 1.73 | 12,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 5,921 acres were in the2003 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 60,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 16,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 5,500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 48,108 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 16,495 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $63,320 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $61,452 | |||
| Total Receipts | $124,772 | |||
| Government Payments | $9,777 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $143,160 | |||
| 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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