| 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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 34 | Soybeans | 41 | All Cattle | 61 | |||||
| All Wheat | 1 | Winter Wheat | 1 | Beef Cows | -- | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 6 | Oats | 24 | Milk Cows | -- | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 53 | Other Hay | 52 | Hogs & Pigs | 51 | |||||
| Sunflower | 1 | CRP 1/ | 30 | Sheep | 51 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 46,000 | 115 | 5,290,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 8,000 | 42 | 336,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 221,800 | 44 | 9,833,600 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 136,800 | 52 | 7,113,600 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 85,000 | 32 | 2,720,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,400 | 82 | 278,800 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 21,000 | 2.20 | 46,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 16,000 | 1.20 | 19,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | 110,000 | 1,591 | 175,040,000 | pounds |
| 25,339 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $55,058 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $10,578 | |||
| Total Receipts | $65,636 | |||
| Government Payments | $11,315 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $82,933 | |||
| 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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