| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 34 | Soybeans | 37 | All Cattle | 59 | |||||
| All Wheat | 1 | Winter Wheat | 1 | Beef Cows | 53 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 2 | Oats | 36 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 65 | Other Hay | 47 | Hogs & Pigs | 51 | |||||
| Sunflower | 1 | CRP 1/ | 27 | Sheep | 51 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 44,800 | 95 | 4,256,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 19,000 | 34 | 640,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 218,300 | 48 | 10,420,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 123,500 | 52 | 6,422,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 93,800 | 42 | 3,966,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,000 | 67 | 134,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 10,000 | 2.20 | 22,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 20,000 | 1.30 | 26,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 119,000 | 1,660 | 197,491,000 | pounds |
| 22,767 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 33,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 13,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,725 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,358 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $55,945 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $13,396 | |||
| Total Receipts | $69,341 | |||
| Government Payments | $20,419 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $96,111 | |||
| 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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