| HUTCHINSON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 768 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 505,603 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 658 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.0 | ||||
| HUTCHINSON COUNTY | |||||
| |
2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 768 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 505,603 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 658 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.0 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 16 | Soybeans | 16 | All Cattle | 15 | |||||
| All Wheat | 39 | Winter Wheat | 22 | Beef Cows | 27 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 49 | Oats | 29 | Milk Cows | 10 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 25 | Other Hay | 57 | Hogs & Pigs | 1 | |||||
| Sunflower | 51 | CRP 1/ | 42 | Sheep | 26 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 139,800 | 84 | 11,777,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 135,300 | 26 | 3,572,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 22,200 | 50 | 1,113,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 19,800 | 51 | 1,015,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 2,400 | 41 | 98,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,300 | 73 | 167,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 27,000 | 2.97 | 80,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 6,000 | 1.57 | 9,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 11,949 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/ | 73,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 26,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,100 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 111,708 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,616 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $43,207 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $82,416 | |||
| Total Receipts | $125,623 | |||
| Government Payments | $15,977 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $150,514 | |||
| 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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