| FAULK COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 265 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 534,795 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 2,018 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.7 | ||||
| FAULK COUNTY | |||||
| |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 265 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 534,795 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 2,018 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.7 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 29 | Soybeans | 20 | All Cattle | 20 | |||||
| All Wheat | 12 | Winter Wheat | 36 | Beef Cows | 33 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 8 | Oats | 33 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 34 | Other Hay | 28 | Hogs & Pigs | 16 | |||||
| Sunflower | 15 | CRP 1/ | 44 | Sheep | 40 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 56,400 | 108 | 6,100,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 112,700 | 28 | 3,185,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 73,500 | 48 | 3,548,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 9,300 | 42 | 391,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 64,200 | 49 | 3,157,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,900 | 77 | 146,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 38,000 | 1.91 | 72,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 22,000 | 1.36 | 30,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 8,700 | 1,754 | 15,258,000 | pounds |
| 11,127 acres were in the2005 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 65,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 22,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 33,452 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,331 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $46,825 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $40,981 | |||
| Total Receipts | $87,806 | |||
| Government Payments | $11,110 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $105,530 | |||
| 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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