| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 1 | Soybeans | 1 | All Cattle | 6 | |||||
| All Wheat | 6 | Winter Wheat | 44 | Beef Cows | 17 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 2 | Oats | 28 | Milk Cows | 9 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 6 | Other Hay | 17 | Hogs & Pigs | 15 | |||||
| Sunflower | 23 | CRP 1/ | 1 | Sheep | 4 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 227,200 | 130 | 29,581,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 301,500 | 32 | 9,648,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 78,000 | 55 | 4,298,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,600 | 66 | 238,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 74,300 | 55 | 4,057,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,100 | 76 | 235,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 58,000 | 2.77 | 160,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 26,000 | 1.63 | 42,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 4,500 | 1,202 | 5,407,000 | pounds |
| 91,589 acres were in the2003 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 85,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 33,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 34,029 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 18,627 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $117,372 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $59,764 | |||
| Total Receipts | $177,136 | |||
| Government Payments | $23,599 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $216,189 | |||
| 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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