| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 28 | Soybeans | 32 | All Cattle | 19 | |||||
| All Wheat | 39 | Winter Wheat | 35 | Beef Cows | 27 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 38 | Oats | 18 | Milk Cows | 45 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 21 | Other Hay | 7 | Hogs & Pigs | 24 | |||||
| Sunflower | 21 | CRP 1/ | 50 | Sheep | 26 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 71,000 | 85 | 6,058,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 59,900 | 29 | 1,751,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 10,700 | 42 | 450,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,800 | 25 | 70,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 7,900 | 48 | 380,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,600 | 63 | 163,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 39,000 | 2.94 | 114,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 33,000 | 2.14 | 70,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | 5,600 | 1,920 | 10,754,000 | pounds |
| 4,945 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 72,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 29,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 22,001 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,386 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $20,335 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $36,653 | |||
| Total Receipts | $56,988 | |||
| Government Payments | $9,228 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $70,750 | |||
| 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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