FAULK COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 40 Soybeans 31 All Cattle 25
All Wheat 15 Winter Wheat 15 Beef Cows 20
Spring Wheat 16 Oats 14 Milk Cows 45
Alfalfa Hay 9 Other Hay 13 Hogs & Pigs 30
Sunflower 6 CRP 1/ 28 Sheep 29
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 31,000 91 2,821,000 bu
Soybeans 31,000 36 1,116,000 bu
All Wheat 82,300 29 2,404,400 bu
Winter Wheat 25,000 32 800,000 bu
Spring Wheat 57,300 28 1,604,400 bu
Oats 5,700 58 330,600 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 43,000 2.80 120,400 tons
Other Hay 41,000 1.60 65,400 tons
Sunflower 41,000 1,539 63,100,000 pounds
22,795 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $38,566
Livestock & Related Products $26,527
Total Receipts $65,093
Government Payments $3,681
All Cash Receipts 1/ $72,575
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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