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

 
COUNTY RANKING - 2004
Crops Livestock
Corn 15 Soybeans 5 All Cattle 38
All Wheat 8 Winter Wheat 62 Beef Cows 35
Spring Wheat 5 Oats 36 Milk Cows 11
Alfalfa Hay 21 Other Hay 27 Hogs & Pigs 29
Sunflower 40 CRP 1/ 4 Sheep 11
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 99,300 141 14,009,000 bu
Soybeans 161,000 32 5,141,000 bu
All Wheat 65,200 61 3,974,000 bu
Winter Wheat 500 60 30,000 bu
Spring Wheat 64,700 61 3,944,000 bu
Oats 1,800 83 149,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 31,000 3.24 100,400 tons
Other Hay 28,000 1.21 34,000 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
60,636 acres were in the2004 Conservation Reserve Program
1/     Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules.

 
LIVESTOCK INVENTORY
Species Number
All Cattle 1/ 51,000
Beef Cows 1/ 21,000
Milk Cows 1/ 2,200
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 16,862
All Sheep 2/ 8,798
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2005
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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