| 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 | |||||
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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 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 16 | Soybeans | 4 | All Cattle | 8 | |||||
| All Wheat | 24 | Winter Wheat | 10 | Beef Cows | 25 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 43 | Oats | 12 | Milk Cows | 10 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 18 | Other Hay | 50 | Hogs & Pigs | 1 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 42 | Sheep | 26 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 122,400 | 66 | 8,107,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 142,600 | 40 | 5,630,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 29,400 | 48 | 1,414,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 27,400 | 48 | 1,322,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 2,000 | 46 | 92,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,500 | 63 | 158,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 24,000 | 2.65 | 63,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 1.31 | 9,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 11,949 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/ | 81,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 26,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 111,708 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,616 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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