| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 11 | Soybeans | 26 | All Cattle | 6 | |||||
| All Wheat | 8 | Winter Wheat | 10 | Beef Cows | 7 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 10 | Oats | 25 | Milk Cows | 13 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 7 | Other Hay | 11 | Hogs & Pigs | 7 | |||||
| Sunflower | 5 | CRP 1/ | 15 | Sheep | 20 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 123,000 | 96 | 11,808,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 48,300 | 31 | 1,497,300 | bu |
| All Wheat | 114,500 | 39 | 4,495,700 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 49,700 | 37 | 1,838,900 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 64,800 | 41 | 2,656,800 | bu |
| Oats | 5,900 | 60 | 354,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 61,000 | 2.60 | 158,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 46,000 | 1.60 | 73,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | 46,100 | 1,609 | 74,186,000 | pounds |
| 47,460 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $46,178 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $52,556 | |||
| Total Receipts | $98,734 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,471 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $110,966 | |||
| 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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