| 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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 60 | Soybeans | 52 | All Cattle | 50 | |||||
| All Wheat | 42 | Winter Wheat | 25 | Beef Cows | 17 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 52 | Oats | 51 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 64 | Other Hay | 52 | Hogs & Pigs | 44 | |||||
| Sunflower | 47 | CRP 1/ | 26 | Sheep | 20 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 32,300 | 20 | 640,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 29,200 | 20 | 597,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 3,100 | 14 | 43,000 | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 3,000 | 0.47 | 1,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 10,000 | 0.83 | 8,300 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 21,345 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/ | 38,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 33,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 791 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,288 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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