| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 14 | Soybeans | 23 | All Cattle | 6 | |||||
| All Wheat | 32 | Winter Wheat | 19 | Beef Cows | 7 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 32 | Oats | 45 | Milk Cows | 13 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 7 | |||||
| Sunflower | 5 | CRP 1/ | 15 | Sheep | 20 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 68,000 | 74 | 4,996,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 48,500 | 29 | 1,406,500 | bu |
| All Wheat | 36,300 | 32 | 1,176,700 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 31,000 | 33 | 1,023,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 5,300 | 29 | 153,700 | bu |
| Oats | 2,700 | 32 | 86,400 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 74,700 | 1,148 | 85,730,000 | pounds |
| 46,473 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 98,920 |
| Beef Cows | 42,373 |
| Milk Cows | 2,726 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 56,581 |
| All Sheep | 4,904 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $38,252 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $55,920 | |||
| Total Receipts | $94,172 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,194 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $105,523 | |||
| 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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