| ROBERTS COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 936 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 592,893 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 633 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.4 | ||||
| ROBERTS COUNTY | |||||
| |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 936 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 592,893 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 633 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.4 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 12 | Soybeans | 4 | All Cattle | 40 | |||||
| All Wheat | 15 | Winter Wheat | 64 | Beef Cows | 40 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 6 | Oats | 52 | Milk Cows | 12 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 11 | Other Hay | 23 | Hogs & Pigs | 29 | |||||
| Sunflower | 41 | CRP 1/ | 4 | Sheep | 11 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 81,000 | 160 | 12,921,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 142,800 | 40 | 5,724,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 75,300 | 46 | 3,443,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 74,800 | 46 | 3,420,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,100 | 61 | 67,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 39,000 | 3.34 | 130,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 29,000 | 1.30 | 37,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 61,046 acres were in the2005 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 49,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 19,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,900 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 16,862 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 8,798 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $64,576 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $48,157 | |||
| Total Receipts | $112,733 | |||
| Government Payments | $19,275 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $143,573 | |||
| 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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