| BRULE COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 365 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 446,987 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,225 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.7 | ||||
| BRULE COUNTY | |||||
| |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 365 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 446,987 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,225 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.7 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 39 | Soybeans | 38 | All Cattle | 14 | |||||
| All Wheat | 22 | Winter Wheat | 12 | Beef Cows | 16 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 36 | Oats | 8 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 45 | Other Hay | 14 | Hogs & Pigs | 23 | |||||
| Sunflower | 17 | CRP 1/ | 50 | Sheep | 16 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 51,000 | 67 | 3,392,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 34,700 | 24 | 843,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 49,400 | 48 | 2,390,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 39,200 | 53 | 2,078,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 10,200 | 31 | 312,000 | bu |
| Oats | 6,000 | 72 | 433,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 28,000 | 1.91 | 53,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 29,000 | 1.98 | 57,300 | tons |
| Sunflower | 5,900 | 1,922 | 11,342,000 | pounds |
| 6,121 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/ | 74,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 33,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 26,178 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 6,157 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $16,811 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $45,833 | |||
| Total Receipts | $62,644 | |||
| Government Payments | $9,699 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $77,126 | |||
| 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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