| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 9 | Soybeans | 11 | All Cattle | 29 | |||||
| All Wheat | 51 | Winter Wheat | 51 | Beef Cows | 37 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 34 | Oats | 11 | Milk Cows | 4 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 38 | Other Hay | 41 | Hogs & Pigs | 4 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 14 | Sheep | 10 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 97,300 | 129 | 12,521,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 137,500 | 35 | 4,769,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 12,100 | 39 | 470,600 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,900 | 44 | 83,600 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 10,200 | 38 | 387,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,000 | 83 | 332,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 25,000 | 3.16 | 79,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 17,000 | 1.85 | 31,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 39,935 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 59,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 22,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 5,400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 58,890 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 8,492 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $45,100 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $52,462 | |||
| Total Receipts | $97,562 | |||
| Government Payments | $21,028 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $126,396 | |||
| 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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