| 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 | ||||
| BRULE COUNTY | |||||
| |
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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 38 | Soybeans | 36 | All Cattle | 16 | |||||
| All Wheat | 24 | Winter Wheat | 10 | Beef Cows | 20 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 39 | Oats | 14 | Milk Cows | 34 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 35 | Other Hay | 27 | Hogs & Pigs | 23 | |||||
| Sunflower | 21 | CRP 1/ | 51 | Sheep | 16 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 50,800 | 55 | 2,783,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 37,600 | 19 | 700,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 38,500 | 54 | 2,090,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 34,300 | 56 | 1,902,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 4,200 | 45 | 188,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,100 | 68 | 348,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 33,000 | 1.83 | 60,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 23,000 | 1.28 | 29,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 4,000 | 1,580 | 6,320,000 | pounds |
| 5,599 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/ | 70,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 30,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 26,178 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 6,157 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $14,351 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $35,757 | |||
| Total Receipts | $50,108 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,440 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $62,559 | |||
| 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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