| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 26 | Soybeans | 32 | All Cattle | 33 | |||||
| All Wheat | 53 | Winter Wheat | 43 | Beef Cows | 28 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 47 | Oats | 33 | Milk Cows | 44 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 12 | Other Hay | 21 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 34 | CRP 1/ | 25 | Sheep | 19 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 63,700 | 114 | 7,230,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 40,900 | 32 | 1,300,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 6,500 | 51 | 333,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 4,900 | 51 | 248,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,600 | 53 | 85,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,600 | 80 | 208,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 39,000 | 3.07 | 119,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 19,000 | 1.91 | 36,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 23,312 acres were in the2003 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 54,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 26,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,387 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $22,395 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $32,569 | |||
| Total Receipts | $54,964 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,224 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $66,762 | |||
| 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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