FALL RIVER COUNTY

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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 56 Soybeans -- All Cattle 12
All Wheat 44 Winter Wheat 27 Beef Cows 25
Spring Wheat 53 Oats 55 Milk Cows 61
Alfalfa Hay 49 Other Hay 49 Hogs & Pigs 62
Sunflower 47 CRP 1/ 63 Sheep 13
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 3,600 111 399,600 bu
Soybeans -- -- -- bu
All Wheat 16,300 38 612,300 bu
Winter Wheat 14,500 39 565,500 bu
Spring Wheat 1,800 26 46,800 bu
Oats 1,600 52 83,200 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 33,000 1.80 59,400 tons
Other Hay 13,000 1.60 20,800 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
1,436 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 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $4,058
Livestock & Related Products $56,017
Total Receipts $60,075
Government Payments $1,085
All Cash Receipts 1/ $62,947
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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