| 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 - 1997 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 15 | Soybeans | 3 | All Cattle | 36 | |||||
| All Wheat | 8 | Winter Wheat | 60 | Beef Cows | 38 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 4 | Oats | 35 | Milk Cows | 11 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 37 | Other Hay | 29 | Hogs & Pigs | 17 | |||||
| Sunflower | 46 | CRP 1/ | 21 | Sheep | 28 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 69,000 | 120 | 8,280,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 152,500 | 35 | 5,337,500 | bu |
| All Wheat | 92,400 | 36 | 3,315,400 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,000 | 25 | 25,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 91,400 | 36 | 3,290,400 | bu |
| Oats | 3,200 | 55 | 176,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 26,000 | 2.70 | 70,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 31,000 | 1.20 | 37,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 34,406 acres were in the1997 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 50,971 |
| Beef Cows | 19,534 |
| Milk Cows | 3,217 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 35,914 |
| All Sheep | 3,851 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $75,239 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $33,735 | |||
| Total Receipts | $108,974 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,952 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $121,478 | |||
| 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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