| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 17 | Soybeans | 20 | All Cattle | 51 | |||||
| All Wheat | 56 | Winter Wheat | 50 | Beef Cows | 52 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 59 | Oats | 46 | Milk Cows | 28 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 17 | Other Hay | 53 | Hogs & Pigs | 12 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 52 | Sheep | 43 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 87,700 | 141 | 12,349,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 86,000 | 37 | 3,170,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 3,100 | 61 | 188,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,600 | 64 | 166,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 500 | 44 | 22,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,100 | 93 | 102,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 26,000 | 4.20 | 109,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 9,000 | 1.58 | 14,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 5,327 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/ | 36,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 15,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 700 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 39,568 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,195 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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