| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 16 | Soybeans | 3 | All Cattle | 39 | |||||
| All Wheat | 11 | Winter Wheat | 61 | Beef Cows | 40 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 3 | Oats | 42 | Milk Cows | 10 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 28 | Other Hay | 25 | Hogs & Pigs | 17 | |||||
| Sunflower | 44 | CRP 1/ | 6 | Sheep | 28 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 67,900 | 134 | 9,095,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 158,000 | 38 | 6,029,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 82,000 | 44 | 3,599,100 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 80,700 | 44 | 3,551,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,500 | 68 | 102,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 28,000 | 3.29 | 92,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 28,000 | 1.57 | 44,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 53,836 acres were in the1999 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/ | 20,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 3,600 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 35,914 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,851 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $55,557 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $34,377 | |||
| Total Receipts | $89,934 | |||
| Government Payments | $21,972 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $120,892 | |||
| 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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