| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 6 | Soybeans | 6 | All Cattle | 15 | |||||
| All Wheat | 58 | Winter Wheat | 48 | Beef Cows | 23 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 60 | Oats | 30 | Milk Cows | 7 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 13 | Other Hay | 39 | Hogs & Pigs | 1 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 45 | Sheep | 30 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 128,000 | 111 | 14,202,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 161,600 | 32 | 5,100,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 1,500 | 35 | 53,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,100 | 32 | 35,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 1,600 | 58 | 93,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 40,000 | 3.65 | 146,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 11,000 | 2.85 | 31,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 8,668 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 76,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 30,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 4,400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 93,863 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,728 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $51,834 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $72,303 | |||
| Total Receipts | $124,137 | |||
| Government Payments | $17,919 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $150,368 | |||
| 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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