| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 44 | Soybeans | 44 | All Cattle | 62 | |||||
| All Wheat | 11 | Winter Wheat | 23 | Beef Cows | 46 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 10 | Oats | 19 | Milk Cows | 47 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 63 | Other Hay | 43 | Hogs & Pigs | 21 | |||||
| Sunflower | 4 | CRP 1/ | 40 | Sheep | 41 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 24,000 | 87 | 2,080,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 15,500 | 22 | 334,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 59,900 | 39 | 2,345,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,700 | 39 | 105,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 57,200 | 39 | 2,240,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,800 | 51 | 144,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 13,000 | 2.04 | 26,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 22,000 | 1.26 | 27,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 55,300 | 1,445 | 79,896,000 | pounds |
| 12,132 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 29,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 18,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 30,290 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,350 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $22,567 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $19,816 | |||
| Total Receipts | $42,383 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,378 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $56,920 | |||
| 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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