| BRULE COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 382 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 460,707 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,206 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| BRULE COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 382 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 460,707 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,206 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 36 | Soybeans | 34 | All Cattle | 15 | |||||
| All Wheat | 32 | Winter Wheat | 16 | Beef Cows | 24 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 38 | Oats | 15 | Milk Cows | 45 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 42 | Other Hay | 24 | Hogs & Pigs | 24 | |||||
| Sunflower | 24 | CRP 1/ | 50 | Sheep | 26 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 59,000 | 69 | 4,093,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 62,000 | 29 | 1,770,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 35,200 | 39 | 1,357,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 26,500 | 41 | 1,091,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 8,700 | 31 | 266,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,400 | 56 | 248,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 31,000 | 1.74 | 53,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 27,000 | 1.28 | 34,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | 7,100 | 1,555 | 11,041,000 | pounds |
| 4,655 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 76,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 30,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 22,001 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,386 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $17,128 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $34,277 | |||
| Total Receipts | $51,405 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,591 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $64,329 | |||
| 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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