| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 28 | Soybeans | 33 | All Cattle | 21 | |||||
| All Wheat | 23 | Winter Wheat | 15 | Beef Cows | 22 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 39 | Oats | 30 | Milk Cows | 41 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 24 | |||||
| Sunflower | 17 | CRP 1/ | 50 | Sheep | 26 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 42,500 | 56 | 2,380,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 11,800 | 21 | 247,800 | bu |
| All Wheat | 42,800 | 40 | 1,730,800 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 40,800 | 41 | 1,672,800 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 2,000 | 29 | 58,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,100 | 45 | 139,500 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 17,000 | 1,474 | 25,063,000 | pounds |
| 6,695 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 67,387 |
| Beef Cows | 28,468 |
| Milk Cows | 505 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 22,001 |
| All Sheep | 4,386 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $17,379 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $30,899 | |||
| Total Receipts | $48,278 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,167 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $52,665 | |||
| 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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