HUGHES COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 39 Soybeans 39 All Cattle 60
All Wheat 12 Winter Wheat 5 Beef Cows 45
Spring Wheat 23 Oats 36 Milk Cows 46
Alfalfa Hay 55 Other Hay 37 Hogs & Pigs 21
Sunflower 8 CRP 1/ 37 Sheep 41
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 31,000 96 2,976,000 bu
Soybeans 4,500 43 193,500 bu
All Wheat 92,900 30 2,739,400 bu
Winter Wheat 54,000 32 1,728,000 bu
Spring Wheat 38,900 26 1,011,400 bu
Oats 3,100 56 173,600 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 14,000 2.50 35,000 tons
Other Hay 24,000 1.20 28,800 tons
Sunflower 34,300 1,570 53,848,000 pounds
11,508 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $28,976
Livestock & Related Products $17,417
Total Receipts $46,393
Government Payments $3,196
All Cash Receipts 1/ $53,499
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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