| 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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 2 | Soybeans | 1 | All Cattle | 11 | |||||
| All Wheat | 11 | Winter Wheat | 65 | Beef Cows | 24 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 4 | Oats | 35 | Milk Cows | 11 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 14 | Other Hay | 20 | Hogs & Pigs | 15 | |||||
| Sunflower | 42 | CRP 1/ | 1 | Sheep | 4 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 220,400 | 97 | 21,384,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 282,000 | 30 | 8,539,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 60,600 | 42 | 2,513,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 300 | 37 | 11,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 60,300 | 42 | 2,502,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,300 | 23 | 30,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 48,000 | 1.59 | 76,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 19,000 | 1.21 | 22,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 95,471 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/ | 79,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 27,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,000 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 34,029 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 18,627 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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