BON HOMME COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 20 Soybeans 20 All Cattle 32
All Wheat 55 Winter Wheat 46 Beef Cows 43
Spring Wheat 59 Oats 33 Milk Cows 17
Alfalfa Hay 39 Other Hay 49 Hogs & Pigs 18
Sunflower 53 CRP 1/ 54 Sheep 8
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 81,000 80 6,480,000 bu
Soybeans 92,000 33 3,036,000 bu
All Wheat 5,300 37 194,900 bu
Winter Wheat 4,000 38 152,000 bu
Spring Wheat 1,300 33 42,900 bu
Oats 3,400 55 187,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 25,000 2.80 70,000 tons
Other Hay 14,000 1.40 19,600 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
5,569 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $39,315
Livestock & Related Products $39,561
Total Receipts $78,876
Government Payments $3,419
All Cash Receipts 1/ $85,824
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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