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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 11 Soybeans 13 All Cattle 6
All Wheat 29 Winter Wheat 21 Beef Cows 7
Spring Wheat 21 Oats 56 Milk Cows 13
Alfalfa Hay 5 Other Hay 7 Hogs & Pigs 7
Sunflower 14 CRP 1/ 13 Sheep 20
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 120,000 114 13,680,000 bu
Soybeans 113,300 38 4,305,400 bu
All Wheat 46,200 36 1,644,000 bu
Winter Wheat 17,200 45 774,000 bu
Spring Wheat 29,000 30 870,000 bu
Oats 1,400 57 79,800 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 51,000 3.40 173,400 tons
Other Hay 33,000 1.90 62,700 tons
Sunflower 22,600 1,400 31,640,000 pounds
48,888 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $36,487
Livestock & Related Products $47,352
Total Receipts $83,839
Government Payments $11,666
All Cash Receipts 1/ $102,997
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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