| HUTCHINSON COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 804 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 479,439 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 596 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.5 | ||||
| HUTCHINSON COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 804 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 479,439 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 596 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.5 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 6 | Soybeans | 5 | All Cattle | 19 | |||||
| All Wheat | 53 | Winter Wheat | 40 | Beef Cows | 24 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 56 | Oats | 33 | Milk Cows | 6 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 15 | Other Hay | 48 | Hogs & Pigs | 1 | |||||
| Sunflower | 50 | CRP 1/ | 45 | Sheep | 30 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 144,000 | 113 | 16,317,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 155,600 | 39 | 5,986,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 6,500 | 39 | 256,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 5,500 | 42 | 229,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,000 | 27 | 27,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,100 | 71 | 149,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 37,000 | 3.08 | 114,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 9,000 | 1.93 | 17,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 7,664 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 73,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 30,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 4,800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 93,863 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,728 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $54,074 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $63,383 | |||
| Total Receipts | $117,457 | |||
| Government Payments | $19,548 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $144,951 | |||
| 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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