| 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 - 1997 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 12 | Soybeans | 13 | All Cattle | 29 | |||||
| All Wheat | 40 | Winter Wheat | 45 | Beef Cows | 36 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 36 | Oats | 17 | Milk Cows | 4 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 36 | Other Hay | 38 | Hogs & Pigs | 4 | |||||
| Sunflower | 52 | CRP 1/ | 25 | Sheep | 10 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 101,000 | 94 | 9,494,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 119,500 | 30 | 3,585,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 20,100 | 32 | 643,200 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 5,200 | 32 | 166,400 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 14,900 | 32 | 476,800 | bu |
| Oats | 4,700 | 58 | 272,600 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 23,000 | 3.10 | 71,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 19,000 | 1.40 | 26,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 26,678 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $54,637 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $53,160 | |||
| Total Receipts | $107,797 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,884 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $119,395 | |||
| 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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