| SULLY COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 261 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 599,047 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 2,295 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.3 | ||||
| SULLY COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 261 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 599,047 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 2,295 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.3 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 35 | Soybeans | 40 | All Cattle | 57 | |||||
| All Wheat | 1 | Winter Wheat | 1 | Beef Cows | 53 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 3 | Oats | 19 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 61 | Other Hay | 13 | Hogs & Pigs | 51 | |||||
| Sunflower | 1 | CRP 1/ | 27 | Sheep | 51 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 51,000 | 99 | 5,055,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 25,300 | 27 | 689,100 | bu |
| All Wheat | 229,200 | 48 | 10,885,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 119,000 | 56 | 6,700,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 109,000 | 38 | 4,143,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,300 | 67 | 222,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 11,000 | 2.08 | 22,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 17,000 | 2.46 | 41,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 106,900 | 1,814 | 193,958,000 | pounds |
| 19,517 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 36,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 14,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,725 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,358 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $59,611 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $15,718 | |||
| Total Receipts | $75,329 | |||
| Government Payments | $22,883 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $105,043 | |||
| 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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