| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 1 | Soybeans | 2 | All Cattle | 4 | |||||
| All Wheat | 4 | Winter Wheat | 52 | Beef Cows | 12 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 1 | Oats | 38 | Milk Cows | 15 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 6 | Other Hay | 24 | Hogs & Pigs | 23 | |||||
| Sunflower | 13 | CRP 1/ | 1 | Sheep | 7 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 152,400 | 128 | 19,452,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 202,000 | 40 | 8,019,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 123,100 | 41 | 5,084,600 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 111,000 | 42 | 4,675,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,800 | 65 | 117,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 60,000 | 3.45 | 207,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 28,000 | 1.64 | 46,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 30,100 | 1,085 | 32,668,000 | pounds |
| 82,100 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 105,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 40,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 22,775 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 12,921 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $87,761 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $58,651 | |||
| Total Receipts | $146,412 | |||
| Government Payments | $42,473 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $203,775 | |||
| 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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