| SANBORN COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 394 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 380,039 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 965 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.2 | ||||
| SANBORN COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 394 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 380,039 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 965 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.2 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 29 | Soybeans | 34 | All Cattle | 34 | |||||
| All Wheat | 44 | Winter Wheat | 32 | Beef Cows | 23 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 41 | Oats | 35 | Milk Cows | 44 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 22 | Other Hay | 22 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 41 | CRP 1/ | 24 | Sheep | 19 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 61,700 | 56 | 3,458,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 35,300 | 28 | 1,004,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 5,300 | 42 | 220,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,800 | 46 | 175,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,500 | 30 | 45,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,200 | 38 | 46,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 42,000 | 1.58 | 66,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 26,000 | 0.99 | 25,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 23,065 acres were in the2002 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 55,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 29,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,387 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $16,479 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $31,640 | |||
| Total Receipts | $48,119 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,455 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $57,953 | |||
| 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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