| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 30 | Soybeans | 32 | All Cattle | 17 | |||||
| All Wheat | 27 | Winter Wheat | 15 | Beef Cows | 24 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 38 | Oats | 28 | Milk Cows | 45 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 31 | Other Hay | 13 | Hogs & Pigs | 24 | |||||
| Sunflower | 27 | CRP 1/ | 49 | Sheep | 26 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 58,900 | 84 | 4,918,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 52,000 | 39 | 2,015,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 37,800 | 44 | 1,678,800 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 29,100 | 48 | 1,396,800 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 8,700 | 32 | 282,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,600 | 61 | 158,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 27,000 | 3.33 | 90,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 32,000 | 1.91 | 61,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 5,700 | 1,700 | 9,690,000 | pounds |
| 6,458 acres were in the1999 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/ | 400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 22,001 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,386 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $19,345 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $29,742 | |||
| Total Receipts | $49,087 | |||
| Government Payments | $9,638 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $62,751 | |||
| 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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