SULLY COUNTY
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2002 AG CENSUS
Number of Farms 228
Land in Farms (acres) 573,429
Average Farm Size (acres) 2,515
Average Age of Farmers 55.9

 
COUNTY RANKING - 2006
Crops Livestock
Corn 36 Soybeans 43 All Cattle 48
All Wheat 6 Winter Wheat 5 Beef Cows 51
Spring Wheat 13 Oats 56 Milk Cows
Alfalfa Hay 66 Other Hay 27 Hogs & Pigs 45
Sunflower 1 CRP 1/ 27 Sheep 52
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 18,500 73 1,347,000 bu
Soybeans 9,300 25 230,000 bu
All Wheat 150,900 20 3,040,000 bu
Winter Wheat 74,500 25 1,862,000 bu
Spring Wheat 76,400 15 1,178,000 bu
Oats -- -- -- bushels
Alfalfa Hay 1,000 0.90 900 tons
Other Hay 24,000 0.81 19,400 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
20,457 acres were in the2006 Conservation Reserve Program
1/     Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules.

 
LIVESTOCK INVENTORY
Species Number
All Cattle 1/ 39,000
Beef Cows 1/ 15,000
Milk Cows 1/ --
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 761
All Sheep 2/ 1,425
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2007
2/     Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $65,258
Livestock & Related Products $22,950
Total Receipts $88,208
Government Payments $14,662
All Cash Receipts 1/ $110,635
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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