| 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 - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 46 | Soybeans | 48 | All Cattle | 45 | |||||
| All Wheat | 27 | Winter Wheat | 13 | Beef Cows | 32 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 29 | Oats | 51 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 46 | Other Hay | 16 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 13 | CRP 1/ | 49 | Sheep | 58 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 4,600 | 78 | 360,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 1,500 | 35 | 52,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 30,100 | 19 | 582,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 20,500 | 24 | 500,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 9,500 | 9 | 81,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,200 | 15 | 18,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 37,000 | 0.76 | 28,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 46,000 | 0.67 | 31,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 10,700 | 610 | 6,527,000 | pounds |
| 5,657 acres were in the2002 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 39,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 25,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 343 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $6,483 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $17,092 | |||
| Total Receipts | $23,575 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,612 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $28,203 | |||
| 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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