| BON HOMME COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 665 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 344,718 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 518 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.4 | ||||
| BON HOMME COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 665 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 344,718 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 518 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.4 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 31 | Soybeans | 28 | All Cattle | 22 | |||||
| All Wheat | 48 | Winter Wheat | 34 | Beef Cows | 56 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 48 | Oats | 34 | Milk Cows | 19 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 26 | Other Hay | 46 | Hogs & Pigs | 26 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 57 | Sheep | 44 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 64,100 | 44 | 2,797,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 86,800 | 24 | 2,121,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 4,900 | 38 | 186,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 4,000 | 42 | 167,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 900 | 21 | 19,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,500 | 39 | 58,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 30,000 | 2.08 | 62,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 13,000 | 0.87 | 11,300 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 3,513 acres were in the2002 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 63,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 12,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 19,651 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,156 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $19,775 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $49,973 | |||
| Total Receipts | $69,748 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,738 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $78,490 | |||
| 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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