BEADLE COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 4 Soybeans 19 All Cattle 6
All Wheat 9 Winter Wheat 11 Beef Cows 7
Spring Wheat 7 Oats 44 Milk Cows 13
Alfalfa Hay 8 Other Hay 9 Hogs & Pigs 7
Sunflower 10 CRP 1/ 15 Sheep 20
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 140,000 104 14,560,000 bu
Soybeans 85,500 37 3,163,500 bu
All Wheat 94,700 34 3,192,400 bu
Winter Wheat 27,000 38 1,026,000 bu
Spring Wheat 67,700 32 2,166,400 bu
Oats 2,200 64 140,800 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 46,000 2.90 133,400 tons
Other Hay 43,000 1.60 68,800 tons
Sunflower 36,400 1,345 48,964,000 pounds
46,425 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $61,044
Livestock & Related Products $54,952
Total Receipts $115,996
Government Payments $7,196
All Cash Receipts 1/ $129,066
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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