| YANKTON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 690 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 342,058 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 496 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.4 | ||||
| YANKTON COUNTY | |||||
| |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 690 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 342,058 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 496 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.4 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 14 | Soybeans | 19 | All Cattle | 56 | |||||
| All Wheat | 59 | Winter Wheat | 55 | Beef Cows | 57 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 59 | Oats | 34 | Milk Cows | 27 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 14 | Other Hay | 54 | Hogs & Pigs | 12 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 55 | Sheep | 43 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 82,800 | 131 | 10,828,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 89,000 | 32 | 2,802,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 2,000 | 44 | 88,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,500 | 43 | 65,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 500 | 46 | 23,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,700 | 74 | 201,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 30,000 | 3.85 | 115,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 1.73 | 12,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 4,394 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/ | 32,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 12,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 700 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 39,568 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,195 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $40,014 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $30,785 | |||
| Total Receipts | $70,799 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,104 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $81,017 | |||
| 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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