| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 37 | Soybeans | 41 | All Cattle | 60 | |||||
| All Wheat | 13 | Winter Wheat | 6 | Beef Cows | 45 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 23 | Oats | 59 | Milk Cows | 46 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 57 | Other Hay | 55 | Hogs & Pigs | 21 | |||||
| Sunflower | 10 | CRP 1/ | 37 | Sheep | 41 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 36,000 | 84 | 3,024,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 95,000 | 34 | 3,214,600 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 67,400 | 35 | 2,359,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 27,600 | 31 | 855,600 | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 18,000 | 2.00 | 36,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 19,000 | 0.90 | 17,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | 27,000 | 1,405 | 37,941,000 | pounds |
| 11,835 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $28,381 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $14,895 | |||
| Total Receipts | $43,276 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,884 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $49,507 | |||
| 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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