| BENNETT COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 258 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 797,299 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,090 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.1 | ||||
| BENNETT COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 258 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 797,299 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,090 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.1 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 46 | Soybeans | 52 | All Cattle | 36 | |||||
| All Wheat | 18 | Winter Wheat | 10 | Beef Cows | 29 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 27 | Oats | 56 | Milk Cows | 53 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 47 | Other Hay | 22 | Hogs & Pigs | 48 | |||||
| Sunflower | 14 | CRP 1/ | 49 | Sheep | 62 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 15,500 | 79 | 1,229,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 2,900 | 17 | 48,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 70,500 | 32 | 2,247,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 43,500 | 36 | 1,561,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 27,000 | 25 | 686,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,600 | 36 | 57,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 37,000 | 1.35 | 50,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 25,000 | 1.41 | 35,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | 16,600 | 1,331 | 22,098,000 | pounds |
| 5,410 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 55,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 27,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 2,058 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 583 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $12,252 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $22,572 | |||
| Total Receipts | $34,824 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,666 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $43,039 | |||
| 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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