BRULE COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 28 Soybeans 33 All Cattle 21
All Wheat 33 Winter Wheat 16 Beef Cows 22
Spring Wheat 42 Oats 11 Milk Cows 41
Alfalfa Hay 10 Other Hay 8 Hogs & Pigs 24
Sunflower 14 CRP 1/ 50 Sheep 26
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 63,000 85 5,355,000 bu
Soybeans 23,500 38 893,000 bu
All Wheat 29,300 36 1,040,200 bu
Winter Wheat 22,000 36 792,000 bu
Spring Wheat 7,300 34 248,200 bu
Oats 6,700 55 368,500 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 35,000 3.40 119,000 tons
Other Hay 37,000 1.90 70,300 tons
Sunflower 18,000 1,550 27,900,000 pounds
6,638 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $26,046
Livestock & Related Products $28,606
Total Receipts $54,652
Government Payments $2,737
All Cash Receipts 1/ $60,383
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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