| 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 | ||||
| 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 - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 8 | Soybeans | 10 | All Cattle | 25 | |||||
| All Wheat | 29 | Winter Wheat | 41 | Beef Cows | 44 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 15 | Oats | 2 | Milk Cows | 2 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 13 | Other Hay | 18 | Hogs & Pigs | 14 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 11 | Sheep | 12 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 111,800 | 118 | 13,196,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 113,000 | 34 | 3,839,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 13,500 | 37 | 503,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,800 | 43 | 78,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 11,700 | 36 | 425,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,800 | 66 | 383,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 31,000 | 2.98 | 92,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 20,000 | 1.47 | 29,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 41,200 acres were in the2002 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 61,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 17,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 6,400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 34,483 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 8,062 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $53,950 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $63,034 | |||
| Total Receipts | $116,984 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,339 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $132,965 | |||
| 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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