| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 15 | Soybeans | 6 | All Cattle | 35 | |||||
| All Wheat | 13 | Winter Wheat | 62 | Beef Cows | 35 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 6 | Oats | 51 | Milk Cows | 11 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 21 | Other Hay | 15 | Hogs & Pigs | 29 | |||||
| Sunflower | 44 | CRP 1/ | 4 | Sheep | 11 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 83,400 | 128 | 10,697,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 160,900 | 29 | 4,643,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 62,600 | 52 | 3,246,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 300 | 50 | 15,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 62,200 | 52 | 3,228,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,400 | 71 | 99,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 32,000 | 2.88 | 92,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 27,000 | 1.64 | 44,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 60,101 acres were in the2003 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/ | 22,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,100 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 16,862 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 8,798 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $54,457 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $40,867 | |||
| Total Receipts | $95,324 | |||
| Government Payments | $11,399 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $116,425 | |||
| 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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