| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 43 | Soybeans | 40 | All Cattle | 61 | |||||
| All Wheat | 7 | Winter Wheat | 6 | Beef Cows | 44 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 14 | Oats | 39 | Milk Cows | 48 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 62 | Other Hay | 21 | Hogs & Pigs | 21 | |||||
| Sunflower | 7 | CRP 1/ | 42 | Sheep | 41 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 20,700 | 84 | 1,729,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 15,400 | 34 | 523,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 90,400 | 48 | 4,331,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 52,500 | 54 | 2,835,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 37,900 | 40 | 1,496,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,500 | 72 | 108,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 11,000 | 2.45 | 27,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 24,000 | 1.96 | 47,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 45,500 | 1,512 | 68,794,000 | pounds |
| 10,752 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 32,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 17,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 30,290 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,350 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $22,479 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $15,931 | |||
| Total Receipts | $38,410 | |||
| Government Payments | $9,804 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $53,680 | |||
| 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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