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

 
COUNTY RANKING - 2006
Crops Livestock
Corn 47 Soybeans 37 All Cattle 15
All Wheat 23 Winter Wheat 11 Beef Cows 21
Spring Wheat 35 Oats 20 Milk Cows
Alfalfa Hay 42 Other Hay 14 Hogs & Pigs 23
Sunflower 16 CRP 1/ 50 Sheep 16
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 8,000 50 403,000 bu
Soybeans 33,100 14 471,000 bu
All Wheat 43,600 33 1,440,000 bu
Winter Wheat 35,100 35 1,244,000 bu
Spring Wheat 8,500 23 196,000 bu
Oats 2,100 45 95,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 22,000 0.98 21,600 tons
Other Hay 31,000 0.86 26,800 tons
Sunflower 6,800 1,008 6,856,000 pounds
6,121 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/ 71,000
Beef Cows 1/ 30,000
Milk Cows 1/ --
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 26,178
All Sheep 2/ 6,157
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2007
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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