| BROWN COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 1,006 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,069,597 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,063 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.0 | ||||
| BROWN COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 1,006 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,069,597 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,063 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.0 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 1 | Soybeans | 2 | All Cattle | 4 | |||||
| All Wheat | 5 | Winter Wheat | 48 | Beef Cows | 12 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 1 | Oats | 34 | Milk Cows | 15 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 3 | Other Hay | 12 | Hogs & Pigs | 23 | |||||
| Sunflower | 23 | CRP 1/ | 2 | Sheep | 7 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 196,000 | 138 | 27,033,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 260,700 | 41 | 10,640,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 99,500 | 46 | 4,570,600 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,400 | 45 | 108,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 97,000 | 46 | 4,460,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,300 | 64 | 147,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 63,000 | 3.38 | 212,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 26,000 | 1.70 | 44,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | 9,200 | 1,247 | 11,474,000 | pounds |
| 83,258 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 109,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 42,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 22,775 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 12,921 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $107,685 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $65,577 | |||
| Total Receipts | $173,262 | |||
| Government Payments | $44,885 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $234,167 | |||
| 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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