| 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 | |||||
| |
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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 49 | Soybeans | 50 | All Cattle | 43 | |||||
| All Wheat | 28 | Winter Wheat | 13 | Beef Cows | 22 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 35 | Oats | 57 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 46 | Other Hay | 12 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 18 | CRP 1/ | 50 | Sheep | 58 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 3,800 | 141 | 534,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 50,800 | 37 | 1,901,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 41,200 | 40 | 1,640,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 9,600 | 27 | 261,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,500 | 41 | 61,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 44,000 | 1.08 | 47,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 44,000 | 1.06 | 46,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 13,900 | 530 | 7,367,000 | pounds |
| 5,712 acres were in the2003 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 43,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 29,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 343 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $8,788 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $20,383 | |||
| Total Receipts | $29,171 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,196 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $36,121 | |||
| 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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