| ZIEBACH COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 227 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,172,918 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 5,167 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| ZIEBACH COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 227 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,172,918 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 5,167 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 59 | Soybeans | All Cattle | 53 | ||||||
| All Wheat | 36 | Winter Wheat | 21 | Beef Cows | 27 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 49 | Oats | 62 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 65 | Other Hay | 57 | Hogs & Pigs | 44 | |||||
| Sunflower | 44 | CRP 1/ | 27 | Sheep | 20 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 600 | 27 | 16,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 17,200 | 20 | 343,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 15,300 | 21 | 321,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,500 | 12 | 18,000 | bu |
| Oats | 200 | 20 | 4,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 14,000 | 0.29 | 4,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 10,000 | 0.71 | 7,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 20,943 acres were in the2002 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 36,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 27,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 791 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,288 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $8,107 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $13,553 | |||
| Total Receipts | $21,660 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,123 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $27,183 | |||
| 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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