| 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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 64 | Soybeans | -- | All Cattle | 41 | |||||
| All Wheat | 27 | Winter Wheat | 16 | Beef Cows | 23 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 35 | Oats | 38 | Milk Cows | 53 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 59 | Other Hay | 45 | Hogs & Pigs | 55 | |||||
| Sunflower | 31 | CRP 1/ | 16 | Sheep | 17 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 2,500 | 50 | 125,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 50,800 | 33 | 1,676,500 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 36,300 | 35 | 1,270,500 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 14,500 | 28 | 406,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,000 | 66 | 198,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 38,000 | 1.00 | 38,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 29,000 | 0.80 | 23,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | 8,600 | 900 | 7,740,000 | pounds |
| 40,970 acres were in the1998 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 44,982 |
| Beef Cows | 28,263 |
| Milk Cows | 159 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 1,289 |
| All Sheep | 6,259 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $12,669 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $11,825 | |||
| Total Receipts | $24,494 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,827 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $30,497 | |||
| 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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