| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 63 | Soybeans | 62 | All Cattle | 42 | |||||
| All Wheat | 23 | Winter Wheat | 16 | Beef Cows | 22 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 25 | Oats | 13 | Milk Cows | 54 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 31 | Other Hay | 27 | Hogs & Pigs | 55 | |||||
| Sunflower | 20 | CRP 1/ | 22 | Sheep | 17 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 51,100 | 41 | 2,087,600 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 28,500 | 47 | 1,339,500 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 22,500 | 33 | 745,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,500 | 67 | 302,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 50,000 | 1.80 | 90,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 30,000 | 1.45 | 43,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 14,900 | 1,168 | 17,408,000 | pounds |
| 26,076 acres were in the1999 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/ | 30,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,289 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 6,259 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $13,833 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $14,623 | |||
| Total Receipts | $28,456 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,511 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $35,277 | |||
| 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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