| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 16 | Soybeans | 15 | All Cattle | 29 | |||||
| All Wheat | 48 | Winter Wheat | 53 | Beef Cows | 36 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 32 | Oats | 29 | Milk Cows | 4 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 44 | Other Hay | 30 | Hogs & Pigs | 4 | |||||
| Sunflower | 44 | CRP 1/ | 24 | Sheep | 10 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 99,000 | 105 | 10,395,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 102,000 | 30 | 3,060,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 12,700 | 41 | 524,500 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,800 | 31 | 55,800 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 10,900 | 43 | 468,700 | bu |
| Oats | 5,500 | 56 | 308,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 22,000 | 2.70 | 59,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 19,000 | 1.90 | 36,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 29,693 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $37,804 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $52,867 | |||
| Total Receipts | $90,671 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,116 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $102,334 | |||
| 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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