| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 46 | Soybeans | 48 | All Cattle | 34 | |||||
| All Wheat | 26 | Winter Wheat | 18 | Beef Cows | 27 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 22 | Oats | 49 | Milk Cows | 56 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 27 | Other Hay | 38 | Hogs & Pigs | 48 | |||||
| Sunflower | 38 | CRP 1/ | 44 | Sheep | 62 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 9,800 | 102 | 999,600 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 61,400 | 35 | 2,149,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 34,400 | 35 | 1,204,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 27,000 | 35 | 945,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,500 | 48 | 120,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 43,000 | 1.90 | 81,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 22,000 | 1.40 | 30,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 9,010 acres were in the 1996 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 52,433 |
| Beef Cows | 26,083 |
| Milk Cows | 65 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 2,058 |
| All Sheep | 583 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $19,427 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $13,425 | |||
| Total Receipts | $32,852 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,091 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $37,007 | |||
| 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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