| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 35 | Soybeans | 35 | All Cattle | 61 | |||||
| All Wheat | 3 | Winter Wheat | 1 | Beef Cows | -- | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 9 | Oats | 45 | Milk Cows | -- | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 65 | Other Hay | 41 | Hogs & Pigs | 51 | |||||
| Sunflower | 2 | CRP 1/ | 31 | Sheep | 51 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 56,500 | 73 | 4,124,500 | bu |
| Soybeans | 4,700 | 24 | 112,800 | bu |
| All Wheat | 231,200 | 34 | 7,761,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 137,500 | 36 | 4,950,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 92,400 | 30 | 2,772,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,600 | 48 | 124,800 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 8,000 | 1.70 | 13,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 24,000 | 1.20 | 28,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 64,400 | 1,450 | 93,366,000 | pounds |
| 19,312 acres were in the 1996 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 30,053 |
| Beef Cows | Not Disclosed |
| Milk Cows | Not Disclosed |
| Hogs & Pigs | 1,725 |
| All Sheep | 1,358 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $40,950 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $21,499 | |||
| Total Receipts | $62,449 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,691 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $74,636 | |||
| 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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