| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 39 | Soybeans | 28 | All Cattle | 27 | |||||
| All Wheat | 21 | Winter Wheat | 26 | Beef Cows | 20 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 11 | Oats | 20 | Milk Cows | 42 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 16 | Other Hay | 17 | Hogs & Pigs | 30 | |||||
| Sunflower | 11 | CRP 1/ | 24 | Sheep | 29 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 28,100 | 100 | 2,810,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 68,500 | 35 | 2,417,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 71,800 | 33 | 2,385,400 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 12,400 | 43 | 533,200 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 59,000 | 31 | 1,841,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,300 | 61 | 202,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 40,000 | 3.35 | 134,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 32,000 | 1.72 | 55,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 29,600 | 1,391 | 41,165,000 | pounds |
| 25,038 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 63,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 31,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 19,942 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,737 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $29,712 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $25,892 | |||
| Total Receipts | $55,604 | |||
| Government Payments | $11,687 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $72,508 | |||
| 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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