| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 5 | Soybeans | 7 | All Cattle | 33 | |||||
| All Wheat | 57 | Winter Wheat | 53 | Beef Cows | 50 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 61 | Oats | 34 | Milk Cows | 3 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 30 | Other Hay | 56 | Hogs & Pigs | 8 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 49 | Sheep | 6 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 154,100 | 153 | 23,622,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 130,000 | 39 | 5,088,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 2,000 | 77 | 154,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,700 | 80 | 136,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 1,800 | 102 | 183,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 19,000 | 3.55 | 67,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 6,000 | 1.80 | 10,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 6,802 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/ | 54,000 |
| 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, 2005 | |
| 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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