| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 6 | Soybeans | 10 | All Cattle | 4 | |||||
| All Wheat | 1 | Winter Wheat | 41 | Beef Cows | 11 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 1 | Oats | 28 | Milk Cows | 16 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 5 | Other Hay | 7 | Hogs & Pigs | 23 | |||||
| Sunflower | 6 | CRP 1/ | 7 | Sheep | 7 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 157,000 | 95 | 14,915,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 114,500 | 30 | 3,435,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 222,400 | 46 | 10,298,400 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 6,700 | 41 | 274,700 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 215,700 | 47 | 10,023,700 | bu |
| Oats | 5,800 | 54 | 313,200 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 69,000 | 2.60 | 179,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 54,000 | 1.50 | 81,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 33,700 | 1,527 | 51,446,000 | pounds |
| 68,860 acres were in the 1996 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 102,037 |
| Beef Cows | 39,583 |
| Milk Cows | 2,350 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 22,775 |
| All Sheep | 12,921 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $85,040 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $64,671 | |||
| Total Receipts | $149,711 | |||
| Government Payments | $11,031 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $169,652 | |||
| 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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