| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 33 | Soybeans | 25 | All Cattle | 30 | |||||
| All Wheat | 10 | Winter Wheat | 25 | Beef Cows | 31 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 7 | Oats | 21 | Milk Cows | 34 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 17 | Other Hay | 22 | Hogs & Pigs | 16 | |||||
| Sunflower | 20 | CRP 1/ | 42 | Sheep | 40 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 53,700 | 86 | 4,604,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 112,000 | 20 | 2,259,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 63,900 | 59 | 3,767,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 9,400 | 67 | 626,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 54,500 | 58 | 3,141,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,900 | 72 | 280,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 44,000 | 2.40 | 105,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 24,000 | 1.47 | 35,300 | tons |
| Sunflower | 5,500 | 1,183 | 6,506,000 | pounds |
| 10,679 acres were in the2003 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 57,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 24,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 33,452 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,331 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $36,421 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $30,083 | |||
| Total Receipts | $66,504 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,647 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $78,702 | |||
| 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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