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 - 2006
Crops Livestock
Corn 6 Soybeans 9 All Cattle 34
All Wheat 40 Winter Wheat 53 Beef Cows 48
Spring Wheat 24 Oats 11 Milk Cows 2
Alfalfa Hay 23 Other Hay 24 Hogs & Pigs 14
Sunflower CRP 1/ 11 Sheep 12
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 110,900 125 13,841,000 bu
Soybeans 112,700 42 4,712,000 bu
All Wheat 13,300 52 689,000 bu
Winter Wheat 1,800 61 109,000 bu
Spring Wheat 11,500 50 580,000 bu
Oats 1,800 89 161,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 17,000 3.29 56,000 tons
Other Hay 10,000 2.04 20,400 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
42,746 acres were in the2006 Conservation Reserve Program
1/     Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules.

 
LIVESTOCK INVENTORY
Species Number
All Cattle 1/ 54,000
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, 2007
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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