BON HOMME COUNTY
State Map Bon Homme County Highlighted

 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 - 1995
Crops Livestock
Corn 18 Soybeans 11 All Cattle 32
All Wheat 55 Winter Wheat 45 Beef Cows 43
Spring Wheat 44 Oats 15 Milk Cows 17
Alfalfa Hay -- Other Hay -- Hogs & Pigs 18
Sunflower 47 CRP 1/ 53 Sheep 8
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 54,000 82 4,430,000 bu
Soybeans 95,500 31 2,960,500 bu
All Wheat 5,300 38 202,300 bu
Winter Wheat 3,800 41 155,800 bu
Spring Wheat 1,500 31 46,500 bu
Oats 4,500 52 234,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay N/A N/A N/A tons
Other Hay N/A N/A N/A tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
6,002 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program
1/     Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules.

 
LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/
Species Number
All Cattle 56,260
Beef Cows 17,187
Milk Cows 2,054
Hogs & Pigs 34,790
All Sheep 12,778
1/     Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $28,990
Livestock & Related Products $52,155
Total Receipts $81,145
Government Payments $3,204
All Cash Receipts 1/ $88,263
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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