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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 37 Soybeans 31 All Cattle 25
All Wheat 11 Winter Wheat 19 Beef Cows 20
Spring Wheat 9 Oats 13 Milk Cows 45
Alfalfa Hay 11 Other Hay 20 Hogs & Pigs 30
Sunflower 8 CRP 1/ 27 Sheep 29
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 41,000 107 4,387,000 bu
Soybeans 40,000 40 1,600,000 bu
All Wheat 93,400 36 3,367,800 bu
Winter Wheat 20,400 47 958,800 bu
Spring Wheat 73,000 33 2,409,000 bu
Oats 7,900 67 529,300 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 50,000 2.80 140,100 tons
Other Hay 38,000 1.20 45,600 tons
Sunflower 42,000 1,799 75,550,000 pounds
27,397 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $34,042
Livestock & Related Products $21,861
Total Receipts $55,903
Government Payments $6,164
All Cash Receipts 1/ $66,977
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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