| 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 - 1997 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 34 | Soybeans | 38 | All Cattle | 61 | |||||
| All Wheat | 2 | Winter Wheat | 1 | Beef Cows | -- | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 13 | Oats | 45 | Milk Cows | -- | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 59 | Other Hay | 53 | Hogs & Pigs | 51 | |||||
| Sunflower | 1 | CRP 1/ | 31 | Sheep | 51 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 52,000 | 80 | 4,160,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 5,000 | 42 | 210,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 194,100 | 28 | 5,477,500 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 125,000 | 30 | 3,750,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 69,100 | 25 | 1,727,500 | bu |
| Oats | 2,600 | 54 | 140,400 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 14,000 | 2.20 | 30,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 17,000 | 1.00 | 17,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 84,000 | 1,525 | 128,080,000 | pounds |
| 19,463 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $54,551 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $12,211 | |||
| Total Receipts | $66,762 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,151 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $77,571 | |||
| 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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