| FAULK COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 316 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 571,356 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,808 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.4 | ||||
| FAULK COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 316 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 571,356 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,808 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.4 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 34 | Soybeans | 17 | All Cattle | 28 | |||||
| All Wheat | 13 | Winter Wheat | 22 | Beef Cows | 22 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 10 | Oats | 10 | Milk Cows | 42 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 11 | Other Hay | 10 | Hogs & Pigs | 30 | |||||
| Sunflower | 15 | CRP 1/ | 42 | Sheep | 29 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 45,000 | 115 | 5,162,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 103,300 | 38 | 3,881,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 66,800 | 48 | 3,228,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 13,800 | 52 | 712,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 53,000 | 48 | 2,516,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,000 | 71 | 357,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 44,000 | 2.71 | 119,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 30,000 | 1.61 | 48,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | 13,000 | 1,640 | 21,320,000 | pounds |
| 10,085 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 64,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 32,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 19,942 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,737 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $42,091 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $29,822 | |||
| Total Receipts | $71,913 | |||
| Government Payments | $12,538 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $90,066 | |||
| 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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