BROOKINGS COUNTY

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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 10 Soybeans 10 All Cattle 29
All Wheat 45 Winter Wheat 47 Beef Cows 36
Spring Wheat 32 Oats 14 Milk Cows 4
Alfalfa Hay 40 Other Hay 38 Hogs & Pigs 4
Sunflower -- CRP 1/ 19 Sheep 10
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 111,000 124 13,764,000 bu
Soybeans 127,000 38 4,826,000 bu
All Wheat 17,000 36 607,500 bu
Winter Wheat 2,500 40 100,000 bu
Spring Wheat 14,500 35 507,500 bu
Oats 7,000 75 525,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 25,000 2.90 72,600 tons
Other Hay 17,000 1.70 28,900 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
35,476 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $45,155
Livestock & Related Products $47,287
Total Receipts $92,442
Government Payments $10,987
All Cash Receipts 1/ $110,773
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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