| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 48 | Soybeans | 52 | All Cattle | 40 | |||||
| All Wheat | 45 | Winter Wheat | 27 | Beef Cows | 19 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 39 | Oats | 63 | Milk Cows | 44 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 53 | Other Hay | 25 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 20 | CRP 1/ | 55 | Sheep | 58 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 6,200 | 103 | 639,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 1,000 | 10 | 10,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 36,100 | 21 | 769,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 22,800 | 23 | 520,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 13,300 | 19 | 249,000 | bu |
| Oats | 400 | 18 | 7,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 36,000 | 0.78 | 28,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 51,000 | 0.67 | 34,300 | tons |
| Sunflower | 13,800 | 440 | 6,072,000 | pounds |
| 4,917 acres were in the2004 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 46,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 31,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 343 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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