| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 63 | Soybeans | 54 | All Cattle | 53 | |||||
| All Wheat | 33 | Winter Wheat | 22 | Beef Cows | 25 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 37 | Oats | 43 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 62 | Other Hay | 32 | Hogs & Pigs | 44 | |||||
| Sunflower | 33 | CRP 1/ | 27 | Sheep | 20 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 200 | 35 | 7,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 49,100 | 24 | 1,176,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 33,000 | 26 | 870,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 11,300 | 19 | 215,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,200 | 45 | 145,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 29,000 | 0.72 | 20,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 28,000 | 0.89 | 24,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | 3,500 | 540 | 1,890,000 | pounds |
| 20,270 acres were in the2003 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/ | 27,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 791 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,288 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $9,848 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $13,165 | |||
| Total Receipts | $23,013 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,331 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $29,558 | |||
| 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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