| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 13 | Soybeans | 8 | All Cattle | 3 | |||||
| All Wheat | 32 | Winter Wheat | 11 | Beef Cows | 6 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 32 | Oats | 24 | Milk Cows | 19 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 4 | Other Hay | 9 | Hogs & Pigs | 7 | |||||
| Sunflower | 27 | CRP 1/ | 17 | Sheep | 20 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 105,000 | 100 | 10,530,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 155,700 | 30 | 4,724,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 20,700 | 43 | 883,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 6,900 | 45 | 310,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 13,800 | 42 | 573,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,000 | 56 | 112,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 61,000 | 3.18 | 193,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 44,000 | 1.49 | 65,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | 4,100 | 1,774 | 7,273,000 | pounds |
| 29,061 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 113,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 46,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,900 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 56,581 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,904 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $36,736 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $74,084 | |||
| Total Receipts | $110,820 | |||
| Government Payments | $19,915 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $139,702 | |||
| 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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