| BON HOMME COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 672 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 310,703 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 462 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.4 | ||||
| BON HOMME COUNTY | |||||
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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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 18 | Soybeans | 21 | All Cattle | 32 | |||||
| All Wheat | 55 | Winter Wheat | 40 | Beef Cows | 44 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 59 | Oats | 42 | Milk Cows | 19 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 28 | Other Hay | 48 | Hogs & Pigs | 18 | |||||
| Sunflower | 54 | CRP 1/ | 58 | Sheep | 8 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 83,100 | 106 | 8,805,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 103,700 | 30 | 3,065,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 4,900 | 55 | 267,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 4,000 | 60 | 240,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 900 | 30 | 27,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,500 | 68 | 102,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 25,000 | 3.68 | 92,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 14,000 | 1.82 | 25,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 200 | 1,200 | 240,000 | pounds |
| 2,557 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 58,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 17,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,900 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 34,790 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 12,778 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $29,081 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $40,344 | |||
| Total Receipts | $69,425 | |||
| Government Payments | $12,384 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $86,460 | |||
| 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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