| BON HOMME COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 672 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 310,703 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 462 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.4 | ||||
| BON HOMME COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 672 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 310,703 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 462 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.4 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 19 | Soybeans | 23 | All Cattle | 32 | |||||
| All Wheat | 54 | Winter Wheat | 43 | Beef Cows | 48 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 60 | Oats | 46 | Milk Cows | 19 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 36 | Other Hay | 43 | Hogs & Pigs | 18 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 58 | Sheep | 8 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 89,000 | 100 | 8,854,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 97,400 | 33 | 3,228,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 5,800 | 35 | 202,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 5,000 | 36 | 180,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 800 | 28 | 22,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,500 | 63 | 94,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 29,000 | 2.53 | 73,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 13,000 | 1.68 | 21,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 2,653 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 59,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 17,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 34,790 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 12,778 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $29,306 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $45,355 | |||
| Total Receipts | $74,661 | |||
| Government Payments | $11,966 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $91,635 | |||
| 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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