| ZIEBACH COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 227 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,172,918 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 5,167 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| ZIEBACH COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 227 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,172,918 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 5,167 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 61 | Soybeans | 48 | All Cattle | 44 | |||||
| All Wheat | 24 | Winter Wheat | 11 | Beef Cows | 20 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 45 | Oats | 33 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 56 | Other Hay | 17 | Hogs & Pigs | 44 | |||||
| Sunflower | 33 | CRP 1/ | 26 | Sheep | 20 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 1,900 | 42 | 80,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 63,000 | 37 | 2,316,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 55,700 | 39 | 2,185,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 7,300 | 18 | 131,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,100 | 47 | 146,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 25,000 | 1.32 | 33,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 37,000 | 1.49 | 55,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 21,345 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/ | 40,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 31,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 791 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,288 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $19,942 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $18,763 | |||
| Total Receipts | $38,705 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,622 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $47,778 | |||
| 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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