| 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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 19 | Soybeans | 23 | All Cattle | 29 | |||||
| All Wheat | 33 | Winter Wheat | 18 | Beef Cows | 56 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 44 | Oats | 15 | Milk Cows | 25 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 12 | Other Hay | 34 | Hogs & Pigs | 26 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 56 | Sheep | 44 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 77,200 | 87 | 6,696,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 77,500 | 37 | 2,882,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 19,300 | 54 | 1,050,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 17,100 | 56 | 961,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 2,200 | 41 | 89,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,900 | 63 | 120,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 29,000 | 2.84 | 82,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 11,000 | 1.55 | 17,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 4,696 acres were in the2006 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 57,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 11,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 700 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 19,651 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,156 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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