| BROOKINGS COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 962 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 418,115 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 435 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.9 | ||||
| BROOKINGS COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 962 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 418,115 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 435 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.9 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 7 | Soybeans | 8 | All Cattle | 29 | |||||
| All Wheat | 45 | Winter Wheat | 53 | Beef Cows | 47 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 28 | Oats | 9 | Milk Cows | 2 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 28 | Other Hay | 44 | Hogs & Pigs | 14 | |||||
| Sunflower | 49 | CRP 1/ | 11 | Sheep | 12 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 117,000 | 159 | 18,649,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 107,700 | 45 | 4,798,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 16,300 | 52 | 839,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,500 | 40 | 101,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 13,800 | 54 | 738,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,600 | 90 | 415,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 21,000 | 3.70 | 77,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 11,000 | 1.79 | 19,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 42,746 acres were in the2005 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 58,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 16,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 8,700 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 34,483 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 8,062 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $59,428 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $75,167 | |||
| Total Receipts | $134,595 | |||
| Government Payments | $19,113 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $163,736 | |||
| 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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