| BENNETT COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 231 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 727,294 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,148 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.9 | ||||
| BENNETT COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 231 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 727,294 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,148 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.9 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 49 | Soybeans | 52 | All Cattle | 42 | |||||
| All Wheat | 26 | Winter Wheat | 13 | Beef Cows | 20 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 33 | Oats | 43 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 17 | Other Hay | 5 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 23 | CRP 1/ | 55 | Sheep | 58 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 6,600 | 107 | 703,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 64,200 | 34 | 2,186,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 49,100 | 35 | 1,718,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 15,100 | 31 | 468,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,600 | 42 | 110,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 44,000 | 2.11 | 93,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 45,000 | 1.80 | 81,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 5,072 acres were in the2005 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 47,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 31,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 343 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $14,869 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $26,897 | |||
| Total Receipts | $41,766 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,502 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $52,360 | |||
| 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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