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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 18 Soybeans 17 All Cattle 32
All Wheat 54 Winter Wheat 42 Beef Cows 43
Spring Wheat 62 Oats 25 Milk Cows 17
Alfalfa Hay 15 Other Hay 47 Hogs & Pigs 18
Sunflower 55 CRP 1/ 56 Sheep 8
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 91,000 114 10,374,000 bu
Soybeans 98,900 38 3,758,200 bu
All Wheat 5,600 39 218,400 bu
Winter Wheat 4,900 41 200,900 bu
Spring Wheat 700 25 17,500 bu
Oats 3,900 67 261,300 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 27,000 4.00 108,100 tons
Other Hay 14,000 1.60 22,400 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
3,565 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $32,114
Livestock & Related Products $34,076
Total Receipts $66,190
Government Payments $5,926
All Cash Receipts 1/ $76,491
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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