| 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 | |||||
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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 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 43 | Soybeans | 31 | All Cattle | 21 | |||||
| All Wheat | 19 | Winter Wheat | 43 | Beef Cows | 30 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 11 | Oats | 49 | Milk Cows | 26 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 46 | Other Hay | 37 | Hogs & Pigs | 16 | |||||
| Sunflower | 19 | CRP 1/ | 44 | Sheep | 40 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 17,300 | 35 | 609,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 101,700 | 17 | 1,713,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 75,300 | 22 | 1,636,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 4,100 | 45 | 183,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 71,200 | 20 | 1,453,000 | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 25,000 | 0.63 | 15,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 18,000 | 0.84 | 15,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | 6,300 | 995 | 6,266,000 | pounds |
| 11,127 acres were in the2006 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 63,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 23,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 600 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 33,452 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,331 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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