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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 33 Soybeans 33 All Cattle 31
All Wheat 56 Winter Wheat 48 Beef Cows 30
Spring Wheat 54 Oats 26 Milk Cows 51
Alfalfa Hay 27 Other Hay 39 Hogs & Pigs 25
Sunflower 39 CRP 1/ 24 Sheep 33
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 55,000 106 5,830,000 bu
Soybeans 30,500 37 1,128,500 bu
All Wheat 4,500 30 136,000 bu
Winter Wheat 2,500 36 90,000 bu
Spring Wheat 2,000 23 46,000 bu
Oats 3,900 66 257,400 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 32,000 2.70 86,400 tons
Other Hay 18,000 1.60 28,800 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
28,568 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $16,875
Livestock & Related Products $23,166
Total Receipts $40,041
Government Payments $4,678
All Cash Receipts 1/ $49,263
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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