BROWN COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 1 Soybeans 1 All Cattle 4
All Wheat 1 Winter Wheat 32 Beef Cows 11
Spring Wheat 1 Oats 16 Milk Cows 16
Alfalfa Hay 7 Other Hay 21 Hogs & Pigs 23
Sunflower 5 CRP 1/ 8 Sheep 7
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 155,000 103 15,965,000 bu
Soybeans 188,500 35 6,597,500 bu
All Wheat 179,800 36 6,472,800 bu
Winter Wheat 9,500 36 342,000 bu
Spring Wheat 170,300 36 6,130,800 bu
Oats 6,100 53 323,300 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 54,000 2.60 140,300 tons
Other Hay 33,000 1.40 46,100 tons
Sunflower 50,900 1,596 81,215,000 pounds
67,471 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $127,113
Livestock & Related Products $55,007
Total Receipts $182,120
Government Payments $11,184
All Cash Receipts 1/ $204,233
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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