| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 47 | Soybeans | 51 | All Cattle | 40 | |||||
| All Wheat | 24 | Winter Wheat | 8 | Beef Cows | 31 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 28 | Oats | 52 | Milk Cows | 50 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 47 | Other Hay | 31 | Hogs & Pigs | 48 | |||||
| Sunflower | 12 | CRP 1/ | 49 | Sheep | 62 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 11,500 | 81 | 934,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 1,200 | 30 | 36,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 44,000 | 29 | 1,263,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 20,700 | 27 | 560,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 23,300 | 30 | 703,000 | bu |
| Oats | 900 | 36 | 32,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 42,000 | 1.58 | 66,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 31,000 | 1.23 | 38,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | 16,400 | 1,377 | 22,580,000 | pounds |
| 5,533 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 50,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 26,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 2,058 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 583 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $10,981 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $23,029 | |||
| Total Receipts | $34,010 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,288 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $40,971 | |||
| 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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