| FALL RIVER COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 309 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 978,000 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,165 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.5 | ||||
| FALL RIVER COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 309 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 978,000 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,165 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.5 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 1997 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 58 | Soybeans | 58 | All Cattle | 12 | |||||
| All Wheat | 51 | Winter Wheat | 30 | Beef Cows | 25 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 63 | Oats | 63 | Milk Cows | 61 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 48 | Other Hay | 55 | Hogs & Pigs | 62 | |||||
| Sunflower | 54 | CRP 1/ | 62 | Sheep | 13 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 2,100 | 116 | 243,600 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 12,000 | 29 | 348,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 12,000 | 29 | 348,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 29,000 | 1.80 | 52,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 15,000 | 1.10 | 16,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 1,821 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 | 73,898 |
| Beef Cows | 27,447 |
| Milk Cows | 15 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 224 |
| All Sheep | 7,103 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $4,878 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $63,461 | |||
| Total Receipts | $68,339 | |||
| Government Payments | $685 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $70,563 | |||
| 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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