| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 25 | Soybeans | 31 | All Cattle | 31 | |||||
| All Wheat | 49 | Winter Wheat | 38 | Beef Cows | 30 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 48 | Oats | 12 | Milk Cows | 51 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 21 | Other Hay | 31 | Hogs & Pigs | 25 | |||||
| Sunflower | 30 | CRP 1/ | 29 | Sheep | 33 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 65,000 | 99 | 6,435,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 17,800 | 34 | 605,200 | bu |
| All Wheat | 14,200 | 36 | 506,500 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 9,500 | 36 | 342,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 4,700 | 35 | 164,500 | bu |
| Oats | 8,900 | 66 | 587,400 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 32,000 | 2.90 | 92,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 22,000 | 1.60 | 35,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | 2,500 | 1,610 | 4,025,000 | pounds |
| 21,828 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $18,371 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $34,856 | |||
| Total Receipts | $53,227 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,568 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $57,355 | |||
| 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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