SULLY COUNTY
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2002 AG CENSUS
Number of Farms 228
Land in Farms (acres) 573,429
Average Farm Size (acres) 2,515
Average Age of Farmers 55.9

 
COUNTY RANKING - 2004
Crops Livestock
Corn 36 Soybeans 38 All Cattle 48
All Wheat 1 Winter Wheat 1 Beef Cows 52
Spring Wheat 4 Oats 29 Milk Cows
Alfalfa Hay 64 Other Hay 25 Hogs & Pigs 45
Sunflower 1 CRP 1/ 27 Sheep 52
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 60,600 101 6,132,000 bu
Soybeans 22,000 37 814,000 bu
All Wheat 234,200 44 10,221,000 bu
Winter Wheat 141,200 43 6,111,000 bu
Spring Wheat 93,000 44 4,110,000 bu
Oats 2,500 82 204,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 6,000 1.65 9,900 tons
Other Hay 26,000 1.32 34,300 tons
Sunflower 85,800 1,652 141,720,000 pounds
20,580 acres were in the2004 Conservation Reserve Program
1/     Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules.

 
LIVESTOCK INVENTORY
Species Number
All Cattle 1/ 41,000
Beef Cows 1/ 15,000
Milk Cows 1/ 0
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 761
All Sheep 2/ 1,425
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2005
2/     Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $47,842
Livestock & Related Products $15,082
Total Receipts $62,924
Government Payments $16,495
All Cash Receipts 1/ $85,939
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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