| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 11 | Soybeans | 17 | All Cattle | 25 | |||||
| All Wheat | 39 | Winter Wheat | 43 | Beef Cows | 42 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 26 | Oats | 14 | Milk Cows | 2 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 25 | Other Hay | 16 | Hogs & Pigs | 14 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 11 | Sheep | 12 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 124,300 | 145 | 17,996,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 108,000 | 33 | 3,571,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 15,400 | 64 | 988,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,800 | 61 | 231,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 11,600 | 65 | 757,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,000 | 99 | 298,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 23,000 | 3.40 | 78,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 19,000 | 2.38 | 45,300 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 42,774 acres were in the2004 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 60,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 19,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 7,300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 34,483 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 8,062 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $48,512 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $62,363 | |||
| Total Receipts | $110,875 | |||
| Government Payments | $10,650 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $129,933 | |||
| 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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