| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 3 | Soybeans | 6 | All Cattle | 5 | |||||
| All Wheat | 25 | Winter Wheat | 19 | Beef Cows | 8 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 20 | Oats | 33 | Milk Cows | 15 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 11 | Other Hay | 11 | Hogs & Pigs | 7 | |||||
| Sunflower | 15 | CRP 1/ | 11 | Sheep | 20 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 145,700 | 117 | 17,100,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 145,000 | 39 | 5,660,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 44,700 | 43 | 1,929,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 14,500 | 48 | 696,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 29,200 | 41 | 1,201,000 | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 45,000 | 3.54 | 159,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 33,000 | 1.97 | 65,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 14,000 | 1,755 | 24,568,000 | pounds |
| 43,023 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 102,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 43,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 56,581 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,904 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $47,321 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $55,458 | |||
| Total Receipts | $102,779 | |||
| Government Payments | $24,522 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $135,262 | |||
| 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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