| 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 | |||||
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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 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 44 | Soybeans | 42 | All Cattle | 60 | |||||
| All Wheat | 26 | Winter Wheat | 11 | Beef Cows | 50 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 35 | Oats | 55 | Milk Cows | 31 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 52 | Other Hay | 48 | Hogs & Pigs | 38 | |||||
| Sunflower | 6 | CRP 1/ | 37 | Sheep | 41 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 7,100 | 80 | 568,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 10,500 | 38 | 398,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 23,100 | 25 | 584,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 18,400 | 29 | 524,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 4,700 | 13 | 60,000 | bu |
| Oats | 800 | 18 | 14,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 13,000 | 1.12 | 14,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 14,000 | 0.74 | 10,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | 23,700 | 789 | 18,711,000 | pounds |
| 12,793 acres were in the2002 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 27,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 15,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 4,317 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,267 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $12,289 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $17,075 | |||
| Total Receipts | $29,364 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,350 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $39,825 | |||
| 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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