| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 35 | Soybeans | 30 | All Cattle | 25 | |||||
| All Wheat | 30 | Winter Wheat | 27 | Beef Cows | 20 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 16 | Oats | 43 | Milk Cows | 45 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 30 | |||||
| Sunflower | 8 | CRP 1/ | 27 | Sheep | 29 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 24,000 | 69 | 1,656,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 14,500 | 29 | 420,500 | bu |
| All Wheat | 48,500 | 26 | 1,269,900 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 19,300 | 31 | 598,300 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 28,700 | 23 | 660,100 | bu |
| Oats | 2,000 | 45 | 90,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 49,000 | 1,283 | 62,861,000 | pounds |
| 22,285 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 61,448 |
| Beef Cows | 30,569 |
| Milk Cows | 333 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 19,942 |
| All Sheep | 3,737 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $22,877 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $24,247 | |||
| Total Receipts | $47,124 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,591 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $52,367 | |||
| 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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