| HUTCHINSON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 768 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 505,603 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 658 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.0 | ||||
| HUTCHINSON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 768 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 505,603 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 658 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.0 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 15 | Soybeans | 6 | All Cattle | 12 | |||||
| All Wheat | 42 | Winter Wheat | 25 | Beef Cows | 21 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 49 | Oats | 11 | Milk Cows | 14 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 9 | Other Hay | 42 | Hogs & Pigs | 1 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 44 | Sheep | 26 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 143,200 | 59 | 8,444,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 146,500 | 32 | 4,653,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 6,700 | 43 | 286,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 6,000 | 44 | 265,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 600 | 30 | 18,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,500 | 60 | 151,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 43,000 | 2.35 | 100,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 13,000 | 1.12 | 14,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 9,446 acres were in the2002 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 74,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 30,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,100 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 111,708 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,616 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $46,334 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $62,840 | |||
| Total Receipts | $109,174 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,734 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $123,481 | |||
| 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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