| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 39 | Soybeans | 33 | All Cattle | 25 | |||||
| All Wheat | 7 | Winter Wheat | 31 | Beef Cows | 20 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 5 | Oats | 15 | Milk Cows | 45 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 22 | Other Hay | 20 | Hogs & Pigs | 30 | |||||
| Sunflower | 7 | CRP 1/ | 28 | Sheep | 29 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 36,500 | 78 | 2,847,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 18,800 | 24 | 451,200 | bu |
| All Wheat | 112,400 | 40 | 4,509,400 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 16,500 | 35 | 577,500 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 95,900 | 41 | 3,931,900 | bu |
| Oats | 8,500 | 60 | 510,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 39,000 | 2.30 | 89,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 38,000 | 1.40 | 53,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | 33,800 | 1,501 | 50,746,000 | pounds |
| 23,093 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $28,029 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $22,465 | |||
| Total Receipts | $50,494 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,248 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $56,699 | |||
| 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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