| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 35 | Soybeans | 35 | All Cattle | 29 | |||||
| All Wheat | 53 | Winter Wheat | 42 | Beef Cows | 29 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 46 | Oats | 50 | Milk Cows | 48 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 28 | Other Hay | 35 | Hogs & Pigs | 25 | |||||
| Sunflower | 41 | CRP 1/ | 23 | Sheep | 33 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 42,900 | 94 | 4,012,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 36,900 | 36 | 1,316,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 6,600 | 49 | 325,700 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 4,300 | 49 | 210,700 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 1,000 | 67 | 67,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 33,000 | 2.79 | 92,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 21,000 | 1.57 | 33,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 1,700 | 1,412 | 2,400,000 | pounds |
| 25,972 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 59,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 26,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 20,883 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,550 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $15,582 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $28,217 | |||
| Total Receipts | $43,799 | |||
| Government Payments | $9,013 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $57,642 | |||
| 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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