| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 42 | Soybeans | 36 | All Cattle | 34 | |||||
| All Wheat | 56 | Winter Wheat | 41 | Beef Cows | 31 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 56 | Oats | 50 | Milk Cows | 47 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 22 | Other Hay | 27 | Hogs & Pigs | 25 | |||||
| Sunflower | 37 | CRP 1/ | 25 | Sheep | 33 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 36,000 | 79 | 2,827,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 43,800 | 26 | 1,119,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 2,200 | 34 | 74,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,600 | 31 | 50,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 600 | 40 | 24,000 | bu |
| Oats | 400 | 90 | 36,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 39,000 | 2.79 | 108,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 23,000 | 1.82 | 41,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | 600 | 1,670 | 1,002,000 | pounds |
| 23,107 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 56,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 26,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 20,883 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,550 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $13,990 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $33,411 | |||
| Total Receipts | $47,401 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,620 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $60,464 | |||
| 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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