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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 31 Soybeans 32 All Cattle 21
All Wheat 21 Winter Wheat 12 Beef Cows 22
Spring Wheat 31 Oats 11 Milk Cows 41
Alfalfa Hay 24 Other Hay 15 Hogs & Pigs 24
Sunflower 18 CRP 1/ 46 Sheep 26
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 63,000 101 6,363,000 bu
Soybeans 37,500 39 1,462,500 bu
All Wheat 50,400 41 2,046,400 bu
Winter Wheat 33,400 46 1,536,400 bu
Spring Wheat 17,000 30 510,000 bu
Oats 9,600 59 566,400 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 29,000 3.20 92,800 tons
Other Hay 28,000 1.80 50,400 tons
Sunflower 12,100 1,485 17,965,000 pounds
8,368 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $20,485
Livestock & Related Products $24,468
Total Receipts $44,953
Government Payments $4,803
All Cash Receipts 1/ $53,546
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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