| BROOKINGS COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 886 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 407,595 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 460 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.7 | ||||
| BROOKINGS COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 886 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 407,595 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 460 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.7 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 11 | Soybeans | 11 | All Cattle | 30 | |||||
| All Wheat | 41 | Winter Wheat | 51 | Beef Cows | 37 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 29 | Oats | 17 | Milk Cows | 4 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 26 | Other Hay | 29 | Hogs & Pigs | 4 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 10 | Sheep | 10 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 114,000 | 126 | 14,384,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 125,800 | 36 | 4,484,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 13,400 | 46 | 618,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,600 | 55 | 88,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 11,800 | 45 | 530,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,100 | 77 | 240,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 27,000 | 3.40 | 91,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 15,000 | 2.13 | 32,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 40,489 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 62,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 22,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 5,500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 58,890 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 8,492 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $45,936 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $59,451 | |||
| Total Receipts | $105,387 | |||
| Government Payments | $19,403 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $133,199 | |||
| 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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