| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 17 | Soybeans | 3 | All Cattle | 39 | |||||
| All Wheat | 5 | Winter Wheat | 58 | Beef Cows | 38 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 5 | Oats | 42 | Milk Cows | 9 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 26 | Other Hay | 38 | Hogs & Pigs | 17 | |||||
| Sunflower | 45 | CRP 1/ | 4 | Sheep | 28 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 67,000 | 133 | 8,885,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 156,400 | 37 | 5,784,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 70,900 | 50 | 3,560,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 70,700 | 50 | 3,552,000 | bu |
| Oats | 800 | 65 | 52,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 33,000 | 3.15 | 104,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 27,000 | 1.17 | 31,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 59,585 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 53,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 21,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 3,700 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 35,914 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,851 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $57,911 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $42,821 | |||
| Total Receipts | $100,732 | |||
| Government Payments | $21,073 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $131,927 | |||
| 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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