| FAULK COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 265 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 534,795 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 2,018 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.7 | ||||
| FAULK COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 265 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 534,795 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 2,018 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.7 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 26 | Soybeans | 11 | All Cattle | 30 | |||||
| All Wheat | 7 | Winter Wheat | 31 | Beef Cows | 26 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 5 | Oats | 21 | Milk Cows | 35 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 34 | Other Hay | 20 | Hogs & Pigs | 16 | |||||
| Sunflower | 12 | CRP 1/ | 45 | Sheep | 40 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 40,700 | 107 | 4,343,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 106,200 | 36 | 3,798,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 60,400 | 27 | 1,624,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 5,700 | 33 | 190,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 54,700 | 26 | 1,434,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,500 | 38 | 94,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 38,000 | 1.31 | 49,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 31,000 | 0.88 | 27,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | 6,600 | 1,260 | 8,316,000 | pounds |
| 9,348 acres were in the2002 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 58,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 28,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 33,452 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,331 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $44,800 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $28,928 | |||
| Total Receipts | $73,728 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,258 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $83,335 | |||
| 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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