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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 48 Soybeans 51 All Cattle 34
All Wheat 22 Winter Wheat 14 Beef Cows 27
Spring Wheat 28 Oats 35 Milk Cows 56
Alfalfa Hay 28 Other Hay 26 Hogs & Pigs 48
Sunflower 25 CRP 1/ 49 Sheep 62
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 11,000 107 1,177,000 bu
Soybeans -- -- -- bu
All Wheat 63,500 32 2,043,500 bu
Winter Wheat 38,000 37 1,406,000 bu
Spring Wheat 25,500 25 637,500 bu
Oats 2,900 71 205,900 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 41,000 2.10 86,100 tons
Other Hay 26,000 1.50 39,000 tons
Sunflower 10,300 1,175 12,100,000 pounds
7,733 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $10,677
Livestock & Related Products $16,219
Total Receipts $26,896
Government Payments $3,479
All Cash Receipts 1/ $32,609
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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