| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 44 | Soybeans | 43 | All Cattle | 62 | |||||
| All Wheat | 15 | Winter Wheat | 7 | Beef Cows | 52 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 19 | Oats | 30 | Milk Cows | 44 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 60 | Other Hay | 41 | Hogs & Pigs | 38 | |||||
| Sunflower | 4 | CRP 1/ | 38 | Sheep | 41 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 15,400 | 118 | 1,813,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 12,000 | 29 | 353,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 87,700 | 37 | 3,211,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 57,600 | 36 | 2,069,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 30,100 | 38 | 1,142,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,800 | 73 | 203,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 11,000 | 1.42 | 15,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 17,000 | 1.20 | 20,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | 28,000 | 1,772 | 49,611,000 | pounds |
| 13,484 acres were in the2004 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 25,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 15,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 4,317 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,267 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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