| ROBERTS COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 803 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 570,758 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 711 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.0 | ||||
| ROBERTS COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 803 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 570,758 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 711 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.0 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 15 | Soybeans | 4 | All Cattle | 39 | |||||
| All Wheat | 12 | Winter Wheat | 62 | Beef Cows | 39 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 5 | Oats | 48 | Milk Cows | 10 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 22 | Other Hay | 31 | Hogs & Pigs | 17 | |||||
| Sunflower | 41 | CRP 1/ | 4 | Sheep | 28 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 80,000 | 133 | 10,663,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 164,400 | 37 | 5,998,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 73,500 | 47 | 3,417,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 73,200 | 47 | 3,405,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,600 | 51 | 82,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 31,000 | 3.16 | 98,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 24,000 | 1.27 | 30,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 500 | 1,764 | 882,000 | pounds |
| 56,336 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 52,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 21,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 3,600 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 35,914 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,851 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $56,820 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $37,955 | |||
| Total Receipts | $94,775 | |||
| Government Payments | $23,774 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $128,227 | |||
| 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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