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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 1 Soybeans 2 All Cattle 4
All Wheat 2 Winter Wheat 37 Beef Cows 11
Spring Wheat 1 Oats 32 Milk Cows 16
Alfalfa Hay 6 Other Hay 14 Hogs & Pigs 23
Sunflower 9 CRP 1/ 3 Sheep 7
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 161,000 139 22,379,000 bu
Soybeans 156,500 40 6,260,000 bu
All Wheat 175,200 39 6,750,600 bu
Winter Wheat 6,200 53 328,600 bu
Spring Wheat 169,000 38 6,422,000 bu
Oats 3,300 64 211,200 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 50,000 3.00 150,100 tons
Other Hay 28,000 1.80 50,500 tons
Sunflower 40,000 1,629 65,140,000 pounds
80,741 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $86,929
Livestock & Related Products $48,292
Total Receipts $135,221
Government Payments $20,844
All Cash Receipts 1/ $170,082
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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