| SANBORN COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 394 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 380,039 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 965 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.2 | ||||
| SANBORN COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 394 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 380,039 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 965 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.2 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 33 | Soybeans | 33 | All Cattle | 32 | |||||
| All Wheat | 51 | Winter Wheat | 45 | Beef Cows | 26 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 43 | Oats | 46 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 26 | Other Hay | 25 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 43 | CRP 1/ | 23 | Sheep | 19 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 55,700 | 89 | 4,980,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 45,700 | 29 | 1,337,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 7,100 | 60 | 423,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 4,200 | 62 | 260,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 2,900 | 56 | 163,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,400 | 71 | 100,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 36,000 | 2.22 | 79,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 22,000 | 1.46 | 32,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 24,110 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/ | 56,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 27,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,387 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $19,882 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $41,146 | |||
| Total Receipts | $61,028 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,870 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $75,541 | |||
| 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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