| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 9 | Soybeans | 13 | All Cattle | 28 | |||||
| All Wheat | 36 | Winter Wheat | 57 | Beef Cows | 40 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 33 | Oats | 11 | Milk Cows | 3 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 28 | Other Hay | 40 | Hogs & Pigs | 4 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 10 | Sheep | 10 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 95,000 | 127 | 12,103,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 129,700 | 31 | 4,049,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 10,000 | 49 | 489,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 200 | 45 | 9,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 9,800 | 49 | 480,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,000 | 82 | 246,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 30,000 | 3.42 | 102,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 17,000 | 1.81 | 30,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 41,979 acres were in the2001 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/ | 20,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 6,000 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 58,890 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 8,492 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $45,132 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $65,884 | |||
| Total Receipts | $111,016 | |||
| Government Payments | $18,546 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $138,355 | |||
| 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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