ROBERTS COUNTY

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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 19 Soybeans 7 All Cattle 36
All Wheat 14 Winter Wheat 53 Beef Cows 38
Spring Wheat 4 Oats 47 Milk Cows 11
Alfalfa Hay 39 Other Hay 23 Hogs & Pigs 17
Sunflower 51 CRP 1/ 10 Sheep 28
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 79,000 122 9,638,000 bu
Soybeans 148,500 35 5,197,500 bu
All Wheat 79,000 37 2,926,000 bu
Winter Wheat 1,500 39 58,500 bu
Spring Wheat 77,500 37 2,867,500 bu
Oats 2,200 68 149,600 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 26,000 2.80 72,800 tons
Other Hay 33,000 1.30 42,800 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
50,473 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $47,226
Livestock & Related Products $30,464
Total Receipts $77,690
Government Payments $13,383
All Cash Receipts 1/ $99,530
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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