BENNETT COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 48 Soybeans 50 All Cattle 34
All Wheat 28 Winter Wheat 38 Beef Cows 27
Spring Wheat 20 Oats 52 Milk Cows 56
Alfalfa Hay 25 Other Hay 36 Hogs & Pigs 48
Sunflower 19 CRP 1/ 44 Sheep 62
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 11,200 94 1,052,800 bu
Soybeans -- -- -- bu
All Wheat 58,600 26 1,523,600 bu
Winter Wheat 10,000 26 260,000 bu
Spring Wheat 48,600 26 1,263,600 bu
Oats 2,800 37 103,600 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 46,000 1.90 87,300 tons
Other Hay 30,000 1.00 30,100 tons
Sunflower 11,100 1,389 15,422,000 pounds
8,916 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $14,774
Livestock & Related Products $18,707
Total Receipts $33,481
Government Payments $2,087
All Cash Receipts 1/ $37,438
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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