| ROBERTS COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 936 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 592,893 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 633 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.4 | ||||
| ROBERTS COUNTY | |||||
| |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 936 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 592,893 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 633 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.4 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 12 | Soybeans | 3 | All Cattle | 26 | |||||
| All Wheat | 1 | Winter Wheat | 58 | Beef Cows | 39 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 1 | Oats | 10 | Milk Cows | 12 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 4 | Other Hay | 17 | Hogs & Pigs | 29 | |||||
| Sunflower | 45 | CRP 1/ | 4 | Sheep | 11 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 74,000 | 136 | 10,072,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 160,500 | 39 | 6,281,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 77,300 | 41 | 3,186,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 500 | 40 | 20,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 76,700 | 41 | 3,163,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,400 | 69 | 166,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 41,000 | 2.76 | 113,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 31,000 | 0.96 | 29,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 59,978 acres were in the2002 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 60,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 21,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 16,862 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 8,798 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $74,542 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $42,070 | |||
| Total Receipts | $116,612 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,260 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $133,984 | |||
| 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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