| 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 - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 1 | Soybeans | 1 | All Cattle | 5 | |||||
| All Wheat | 4 | Winter Wheat | 35 | Beef Cows | 16 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 3 | Oats | 29 | Milk Cows | 9 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 2 | Other Hay | 21 | Hogs & Pigs | 15 | |||||
| Sunflower | 19 | CRP 1/ | 1 | Sheep | 4 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 227,200 | 118 | 26,745,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 289,700 | 35 | 10,250,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 91,700 | 25 | 2,318,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,400 | 41 | 139,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 88,100 | 25 | 2,174,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,000 | 35 | 70,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 59,000 | 2.00 | 117,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 27,000 | 0.98 | 26,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | 4,500 | 1,108 | 4,986,000 | pounds |
| 94,928 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/ | 96,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 36,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,700 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 34,029 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 18,627 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $125,510 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $63,245 | |||
| Total Receipts | $188,755 | |||
| Government Payments | $12,445 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $218,883 | |||
| 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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