| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 38 | Soybeans | 34 | All Cattle | 31 | |||||
| All Wheat | 54 | Winter Wheat | 44 | Beef Cows | 30 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 55 | Oats | 23 | Milk Cows | 51 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 25 | |||||
| Sunflower | 30 | CRP 1/ | 29 | Sheep | 33 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 29,000 | 54 | 1,566,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 9,000 | 27 | 243,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 7,700 | 26 | 200,200 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 7,700 | 26 | 200,200 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 4,000 | 1,000 | 4,000,000 | pounds |
| 21,435 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 56,340 |
| Beef Cows | 24,362 |
| Milk Cows | 211 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 20,883 |
| All Sheep | 3,550 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $10,000 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $37,938 | |||
| Total Receipts | $47,938 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,802 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $52,171 | |||
| 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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