SANBORN COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 35 Soybeans 32 All Cattle 31
All Wheat 52 Winter Wheat 40 Beef Cows 30
Spring Wheat 49 Oats 57 Milk Cows 51
Alfalfa Hay 33 Other Hay 28 Hogs & Pigs 25
Sunflower 35 CRP 1/ 29 Sheep 33
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 50,500 81 4,090,500 bu
Soybeans 27,500 36 990,000 bu
All Wheat 7,000 33 231,000 bu
Winter Wheat 7,000 33 231,000 bu
Spring Wheat -- -- -- bu
Oats 1,600 52 83,200 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 30,000 2.70 81,000 tons
Other Hay 22,000 1.70 37,300 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
22,279 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $22,389
Livestock & Related Products $27,529
Total Receipts $49,918
Government Payments $3,109
All Cash Receipts 1/ $56,483
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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