| BEADLE COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 731 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 707,461 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 968 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.7 | ||||
| BEADLE COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 731 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 707,461 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 968 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.7 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 8 | Soybeans | 3 | All Cattle | 5 | |||||
| All Wheat | 29 | Winter Wheat | 23 | Beef Cows | 8 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 22 | Oats | 50 | Milk Cows | 15 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 8 | Other Hay | 17 | Hogs & Pigs | 7 | |||||
| Sunflower | 21 | CRP 1/ | 16 | Sheep | 20 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 146,000 | 108 | 15,800,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 175,000 | 34 | 6,003,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 36,000 | 45 | 1,601,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 14,500 | 49 | 703,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 21,500 | 42 | 898,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,500 | 51 | 76,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 53,000 | 2.46 | 130,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 30,000 | 1.35 | 40,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 7,000 | 1,750 | 12,250,000 | pounds |
| 28,172 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 105,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 45,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 56,581 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,904 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $45,128 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $62,878 | |||
| Total Receipts | $108,006 | |||
| Government Payments | $22,533 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $139,108 | |||
| 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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