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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 41 Soybeans 38 All Cattle 60
All Wheat 8 Winter Wheat 6 Beef Cows 45
Spring Wheat 19 Oats 37 Milk Cows 46
Alfalfa Hay 63 Other Hay 36 Hogs & Pigs 21
Sunflower 5 CRP 1/ 41 Sheep 41
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 28,000 110 3,080,000 bu
Soybeans 10,000 46 460,000 bu
All Wheat 89,000 47 4,193,000 bu
Winter Wheat 60,000 52 3,120,000 bu
Spring Wheat 29,000 37 1,073,000 bu
Oats 2,400 83 199,200 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 11,000 2.00 22,000 tons
Other Hay 25,000 1.20 30,000 tons
Sunflower 48,000 1,788 85,800,000 pounds
12,282 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $27,032
Livestock & Related Products $13,954
Total Receipts $40,986
Government Payments $5,027
All Cash Receipts 1/ $51,157
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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