| ZIEBACH COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 259 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,499,058 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 5,788 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.5 | ||||
| ZIEBACH COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 259 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,499,058 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 5,788 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.5 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 64 | Soybeans | 62 | All Cattle | 42 | |||||
| All Wheat | 22 | Winter Wheat | 11 | Beef Cows | 20 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 35 | Oats | 23 | Milk Cows | 53 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 31 | Other Hay | 32 | Hogs & Pigs | 55 | |||||
| Sunflower | 26 | CRP 1/ | 26 | Sheep | 17 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 1,000 | 39 | 39,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 51,400 | 37 | 1,896,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 37,500 | 41 | 1,520,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 12,500 | 27 | 340,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,800 | 52 | 196,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 56,000 | 1.47 | 82,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 25,000 | 1.20 | 29,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | 9,300 | 1,100 | 10,230,000 | pounds |
| 21,159 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 49,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 33,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,289 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 6,259 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $12,876 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $16,331 | |||
| Total Receipts | $29,207 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,277 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $35,960 | |||
| 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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