| SANBORN COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 382 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 346,524 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 907 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.7 | ||||
| SANBORN COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 382 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 346,524 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 907 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.7 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 33 | Soybeans | 35 | All Cattle | 30 | |||||
| All Wheat | 50 | Winter Wheat | 35 | Beef Cows | 29 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 55 | Oats | 52 | Milk Cows | 47 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 30 | Other Hay | 36 | Hogs & Pigs | 25 | |||||
| Sunflower | 40 | CRP 1/ | 24 | Sheep | 33 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 57,000 | 92 | 5,217,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 45,900 | 31 | 1,433,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 7,700 | 42 | 323,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 6,900 | 42 | 289,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 800 | 43 | 34,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,200 | 59 | 71,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 38,000 | 2.17 | 82,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 18,000 | 1.47 | 26,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | 500 | 1,790 | 895,000 | pounds |
| 23,452 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 62,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 27,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 20,883 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,550 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $17,807 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $32,624 | |||
| Total Receipts | $50,431 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,264 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $63,900 | |||
| 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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