| HUGHES COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 258 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 367,653 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,425 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.9 | ||||
| HUGHES COUNTY | |||||
| |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 258 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 367,653 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,425 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.9 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 46 | Soybeans | 46 | All Cattle | 64 | |||||
| All Wheat | 9 | Winter Wheat | 7 | Beef Cows | 55 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 19 | Oats | 38 | Milk Cows | 33 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 64 | Other Hay | 39 | Hogs & Pigs | 38 | |||||
| Sunflower | 5 | CRP 1/ | 40 | Sheep | 41 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 21,300 | 72 | 1,543,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 9,000 | 18 | 166,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 97,600 | 42 | 4,078,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 59,300 | 44 | 2,596,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 38,300 | 39 | 1,482,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,700 | 75 | 128,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 11,000 | 1.25 | 13,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 14,000 | 1.61 | 22,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | 37,600 | 1,278 | 48,036,000 | pounds |
| 13,415 acres were in the2005 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 22,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 13,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 4,317 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,267 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $26,661 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $20,691 | |||
| Total Receipts | $47,352 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,760 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $63,523 | |||
| 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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