| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 38 | Soybeans | 37 | All Cattle | 13 | |||||
| All Wheat | 26 | Winter Wheat | 8 | Beef Cows | 15 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 36 | Oats | 9 | Milk Cows | 35 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 34 | Other Hay | 21 | Hogs & Pigs | 23 | |||||
| Sunflower | 25 | CRP 1/ | 50 | Sheep | 16 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 49,900 | 69 | 3,446,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 40,000 | 21 | 840,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 45,200 | 50 | 2,261,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 37,500 | 52 | 1,965,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 7,700 | 38 | 296,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,200 | 80 | 418,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 34,000 | 1.79 | 61,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 21,000 | 1.88 | 39,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 3,300 | 1,457 | 4,807,000 | pounds |
| 5,955 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/ | 76,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 34,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 26,178 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 6,157 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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