| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 1 | Soybeans | 1 | All Cattle | 9 | |||||
| All Wheat | 4 | Winter Wheat | 52 | Beef Cows | 14 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 4 | Oats | 24 | Milk Cows | 16 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 5 | Other Hay | 24 | Hogs & Pigs | 23 | |||||
| Sunflower | 26 | CRP 1/ | 1 | Sheep | 7 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 159,000 | 126 | 19,962,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 252,900 | 38 | 9,546,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 80,000 | 48 | 3,828,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 800 | 30 | 24,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 79,200 | 48 | 3,804,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,800 | 62 | 112,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 66,000 | 2.89 | 190,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 30,000 | 1.44 | 43,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | 5,500 | 1,425 | 7,840,000 | pounds |
| 96,278 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 89,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 37,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 22,775 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 12,921 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $98,275 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $62,017 | |||
| Total Receipts | $160,292 | |||
| Government Payments | $41,321 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $218,385 | |||
| 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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