| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 38 | Soybeans | 21 | All Cattle | 29 | |||||
| All Wheat | 8 | Winter Wheat | 15 | Beef Cows | 27 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 8 | Oats | 16 | Milk Cows | 38 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 16 | Other Hay | 28 | Hogs & Pigs | 30 | |||||
| Sunflower | 19 | CRP 1/ | 41 | Sheep | 29 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 42,000 | 97 | 4,079,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 113,700 | 30 | 3,456,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 60,200 | 44 | 2,650,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 6,500 | 37 | 237,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 53,700 | 45 | 2,413,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,100 | 60 | 185,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 50,000 | 2.50 | 125,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 33,000 | 1.20 | 39,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | 8,600 | 1,550 | 13,330,000 | pounds |
| 10,749 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 61,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 29,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 19,942 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,737 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $38,738 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $32,116 | |||
| Total Receipts | $70,854 | |||
| Government Payments | $10,720 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $87,452 | |||
| 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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