| BON HOMME COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 665 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 344,718 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 518 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.4 | ||||
| BON HOMME COUNTY | |||||
| |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 665 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 344,718 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 518 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.4 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 30 | Soybeans | 31 | All Cattle | 32 | |||||
| All Wheat | 49 | Winter Wheat | 30 | Beef Cows | 53 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 58 | Oats | 24 | Milk Cows | 22 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 21 | Other Hay | 35 | Hogs & Pigs | 26 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 56 | Sheep | 44 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 73,300 | 82 | 5,993,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 66,600 | 24 | 1,595,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 12,400 | 45 | 563,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 10,500 | 49 | 512,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,900 | 27 | 51,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,600 | 71 | 185,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 30,000 | 2.77 | 83,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 12,000 | 1.98 | 23,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 4,696 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/ | 56,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 14,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 19,651 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,156 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $22,130 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $58,965 | |||
| Total Receipts | $81,095 | |||
| Government Payments | $10,467 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $96,755 | |||
| 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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