| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 47 | Soybeans | 49 | All Cattle | 35 | |||||
| All Wheat | 18 | Winter Wheat | 11 | Beef Cows | 29 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 26 | Oats | 28 | Milk Cows | 54 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 47 | Other Hay | 25 | Hogs & Pigs | 48 | |||||
| Sunflower | 16 | CRP 1/ | 50 | Sheep | 62 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 12,400 | 94 | 1,171,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 61,700 | 43 | 2,622,700 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 37,700 | 51 | 1,922,700 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 24,000 | 29 | 700,000 | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 32,000 | 2.11 | 67,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 26,000 | 1.69 | 44,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 17,600 | 1,200 | 21,120,000 | pounds |
| 6,218 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 54,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 26,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 2,058 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 583 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $13,139 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $20,581 | |||
| Total Receipts | $33,720 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,315 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $41,408 | |||
| 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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