| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 18 | Soybeans | 26 | All Cattle | 31 | |||||
| All Wheat | 51 | Winter Wheat | 32 | Beef Cows | 54 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 54 | Oats | 34 | Milk Cows | 20 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 24 | Other Hay | 50 | Hogs & Pigs | 18 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 57 | Sheep | 8 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 81,000 | 104 | 8,401,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 103,600 | 28 | 2,863,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 3,300 | 35 | 115,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,300 | 35 | 81,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,000 | 34 | 34,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,300 | 65 | 85,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 31,000 | 3.40 | 105,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 13,000 | 1.39 | 18,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 3,099 acres were in the2001 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/ | 13,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 34,790 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 12,778 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $30,320 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $50,774 | |||
| Total Receipts | $81,094 | |||
| Government Payments | $11,062 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $97,394 | |||
| 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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