| 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 | |||||
| |
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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 24 | Soybeans | 24 | All Cattle | 23 | |||||
| All Wheat | 52 | Winter Wheat | 38 | Beef Cows | 53 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 55 | Oats | 27 | Milk Cows | 19 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 22 | Other Hay | 39 | Hogs & Pigs | 26 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 56 | Sheep | 44 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 80,800 | 100 | 8,080,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 94,800 | 25 | 2,397,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 8,900 | 43 | 381,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 7,800 | 43 | 338,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,100 | 39 | 43,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,300 | 74 | 245,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 33,000 | 2.73 | 90,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 12,000 | 1.78 | 21,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 3,685 acres were in the2003 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 61,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 14,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 19,651 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,156 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $28,375 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $51,077 | |||
| Total Receipts | $79,452 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,111 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $91,914 | |||
| 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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