| 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 | |||||
| |
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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 43 | Soybeans | 46 | All Cattle | 62 | |||||
| All Wheat | 9 | Winter Wheat | 5 | Beef Cows | 51 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 24 | Oats | 56 | Milk Cows | 30 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 59 | Other Hay | 49 | Hogs & Pigs | 38 | |||||
| Sunflower | 7 | CRP 1/ | 39 | Sheep | 41 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 21,100 | 72 | 1,517,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 4,400 | 29 | 127,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 102,800 | 37 | 3,814,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 80,800 | 39 | 3,187,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 22,000 | 29 | 627,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,800 | 38 | 68,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 16,000 | 1.52 | 24,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 14,000 | 1.06 | 14,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | 18,800 | 980 | 18,415,000 | pounds |
| 13,097 acres were in the2003 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 28,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 15,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 4,317 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,267 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $17,438 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $18,574 | |||
| Total Receipts | $36,012 | |||
| Government Payments | $9,859 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $52,093 | |||
| 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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