| BROWN COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 1,155 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,155,342 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,000 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.2 | ||||
| BROWN COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 1,155 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,155,342 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,000 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.2 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 1 | Soybeans | 1 | All Cattle | 7 | |||||
| All Wheat | 13 | Winter Wheat | 57 | Beef Cows | 24 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 5 | Oats | 42 | Milk Cows | 14 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 9 | Other Hay | 32 | Hogs & Pigs | 15 | |||||
| Sunflower | 28 | CRP 1/ | 1 | Sheep | 4 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 243,900 | 141 | 34,395,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 304,000 | 39 | 11,699,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 76,200 | 46 | 3,526,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,600 | 39 | 62,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 74,600 | 46 | 3,464,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,400 | 79 | 111,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 43,000 | 3.11 | 133,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 14,000 | 1.91 | 26,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 2,800 | 1,762 | 4,934,000 | pounds |
| 95,471 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/ | 86,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 28,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 34,029 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 18,627 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $129,541 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $73,558 | |||
| Total Receipts | $203,099 | |||
| Government Payments | $41,095 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $262,608 | |||
| 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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