| HUGHES COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 287 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 391,370 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,364 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.4 | ||||
| HUGHES COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 287 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 391,370 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,364 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.4 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 44 | Soybeans | 44 | All Cattle | 60 | |||||
| All Wheat | 6 | Winter Wheat | 6 | Beef Cows | 45 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 14 | Oats | 18 | Milk Cows | 47 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 63 | Other Hay | 23 | Hogs & Pigs | 21 | |||||
| Sunflower | 5 | CRP 1/ | 41 | Sheep | 41 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 21,000 | 81 | 1,696,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 13,100 | 24 | 310,800 | bu |
| All Wheat | 101,100 | 44 | 4,454,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 58,100 | 49 | 2,844,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 43,000 | 37 | 1,610,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,700 | 64 | 238,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 12,000 | 1.63 | 19,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 21,000 | 1.67 | 35,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | 39,500 | 1,626 | 64,215,000 | pounds |
| 10,229 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 33,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 18,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 30,290 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,350 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $21,684 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $19,101 | |||
| Total Receipts | $40,785 | |||
| Government Payments | $10,416 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $57,087 | |||
| 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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