| HUTCHINSON COUNTY | |||||
 |
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 | |||||
| |
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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 17 | Soybeans | 4 | All Cattle | 19 | |||||
| All Wheat | 44 | Winter Wheat | 31 | Beef Cows | 26 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 46 | Oats | 39 | Milk Cows | 7 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 1 | |||||
| Sunflower | 41 | CRP 1/ | 48 | Sheep | 30 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 60,000 | 74 | 4,440,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 139,500 | 30 | 4,185,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 14,100 | 37 | 524,600 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 12,700 | 38 | 482,600 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,400 | 30 | 42,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,900 | 50 | 95,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 7,649 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 68,121 |
| Beef Cows | 27,170 |
| Milk Cows | 4,110 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 93,863 |
| All Sheep | 3,728 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $39,424 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $54,174 | |||
| Total Receipts | $93,598 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,293 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $102,357 | |||
| 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
For additional information call: 1-800-338-2557