| 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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 39 | Soybeans | 42 | All Cattle | 63 | |||||
| All Wheat | 25 | Winter Wheat | 20 | Beef Cows | 52 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 22 | Oats | 46 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 60 | Other Hay | 45 | Hogs & Pigs | 38 | |||||
| Sunflower | 2 | CRP 1/ | 40 | Sheep | 41 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 10,100 | 109 | 1,103,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 5,100 | 48 | 242,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 72,500 | 19 | 1,368,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 37,500 | 21 | 785,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 35,000 | 17 | 583,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,200 | 15 | 18,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 5,000 | 0.94 | 4,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 13,000 | 0.89 | 11,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 13,415 acres were in the2006 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 24,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 14,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 4,317 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,267 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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