| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 56 | Soybeans | 62 | All Cattle | 12 | |||||
| All Wheat | 48 | Winter Wheat | 30 | Beef Cows | 24 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 50 | Oats | 48 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 34 | Other Hay | 43 | Hogs & Pigs | 62 | |||||
| Sunflower | 53 | CRP 1/ | 64 | Sheep | 13 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 3,500 | 101 | 355,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 14,500 | 37 | 535,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 12,500 | 38 | 475,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 1,200 | 64 | 77,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 35,000 | 2.53 | 88,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 23,000 | 1.30 | 30,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 558 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/ | 77,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 29,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 224 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 7,103 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $3,536 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $71,570 | |||
| Total Receipts | $75,106 | |||
| Government Payments | $1,597 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $78,603 | |||
| 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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