| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 32 | Soybeans | 16 | All Cattle | 31 | |||||
| All Wheat | 9 | Winter Wheat | 42 | Beef Cows | 29 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 7 | Oats | 45 | Milk Cows | 35 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 5 | Other Hay | 15 | Hogs & Pigs | 16 | |||||
| Sunflower | 17 | CRP 1/ | 43 | Sheep | 40 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 60,100 | 123 | 7,407,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 115,000 | 32 | 3,727,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 64,500 | 61 | 3,912,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 4,500 | 53 | 238,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 60,000 | 61 | 3,674,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,000 | 107 | 107,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 48,000 | 3.11 | 149,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 24,000 | 1.91 | 45,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 3,900 | 1,796 | 7,005,000 | pounds |
| 11,041 acres were in the2004 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 55,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 23,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 33,452 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,331 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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