| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 34 | Soybeans | 38 | All Cattle | 60 | |||||
| All Wheat | 12 | Winter Wheat | 8 | Beef Cows | 45 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 24 | Oats | 25 | Milk Cows | 46 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 21 | |||||
| Sunflower | 9 | CRP 1/ | 38 | Sheep | 41 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 27,500 | 70 | 1,925,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 2,300 | 40 | 92,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 72,800 | 34 | 2,447,100 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 58,300 | 37 | 2,157,100 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 14,500 | 20 | 290,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,300 | 37 | 159,100 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 31,800 | 1,396 | 44,388,000 | pounds |
| 11,827 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 31,133 |
| Beef Cows | 16,294 |
| Milk Cows | 315 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 30,290 |
| All Sheep | 2,350 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $32,634 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $15,502 | |||
| Total Receipts | $48,136 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,172 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $54,265 | |||
| 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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