| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 5 | Soybeans | 3 | All Cattle | 13 | |||||
| All Wheat | 47 | Winter Wheat | 28 | Beef Cows | 24 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 52 | Oats | 20 | Milk Cows | 15 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 11 | Other Hay | 46 | Hogs & Pigs | 1 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 45 | Sheep | 26 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 142,400 | 131 | 18,703,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 159,800 | 32 | 5,121,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 13,300 | 48 | 635,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 12,100 | 48 | 576,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,200 | 49 | 59,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,700 | 79 | 291,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 36,000 | 3.42 | 123,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 9,000 | 1.77 | 15,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 9,878 acres were in the2003 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/ | 28,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,900 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 111,708 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,616 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $60,874 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $67,781 | |||
| Total Receipts | $128,655 | |||
| Government Payments | $12,314 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $148,444 | |||
| 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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