| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 7 | Soybeans | 10 | All Cattle | 29 | |||||
| All Wheat | 52 | Winter Wheat | 52 | Beef Cows | 36 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 30 | Oats | 9 | Milk Cows | 4 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 4 | |||||
| Sunflower | 46 | CRP 1/ | 24 | Sheep | 10 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 90,000 | 84 | 7,560,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 104,000 | 30 | 3,120,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 6,800 | 34 | 229,500 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,700 | 30 | 51,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 5,100 | 35 | 178,500 | bu |
| Oats | 8,100 | 50 | 405,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 31,215 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 56,900 |
| Beef Cows | 21,189 |
| Milk Cows | 4,953 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 58,890 |
| All Sheep | 8,492 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $46,888 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $54,175 | |||
| Total Receipts | $101,063 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,302 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $113,203 | |||
| 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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