| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 62 | Soybeans | 58 | All Cattle | 43 | |||||
| All Wheat | 29 | Winter Wheat | 30 | Beef Cows | 20 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 25 | Oats | 39 | Milk Cows | 50 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 53 | Other Hay | 5 | Hogs & Pigs | 55 | |||||
| Sunflower | 25 | CRP 1/ | 27 | Sheep | 17 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 2,500 | 58 | 144,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 33,100 | 32 | 1,071,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 4,000 | 23 | 91,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 27,200 | 34 | 936,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,400 | 47 | 66,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 55,000 | 0.99 | 54,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 31,000 | 2.46 | 76,300 | tons |
| Sunflower | 8,600 | 950 | 8,170,000 | pounds |
| 20,718 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 47,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 33,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,289 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 6,259 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $12,716 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $17,335 | |||
| Total Receipts | $30,051 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,602 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $35,253 | |||
| 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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