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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 5 Soybeans 3 All Cattle 19
All Wheat 48 Winter Wheat 32 Beef Cows 26
Spring Wheat 52 Oats 28 Milk Cows 7
Alfalfa Hay 9 Other Hay 42 Hogs & Pigs 1
Sunflower 54 CRP 1/ 52 Sheep 30
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 145,000 128 18,560,000 bu
Soybeans 150,600 40 6,024,000 bu
All Wheat 12,300 45 550,400 bu
Winter Wheat 10,900 46 501,400 bu
Spring Wheat 1,400 35 49,000 bu
Oats 4,100 57 233,700 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 37,000 3.90 144,300 tons
Other Hay 13,000 2.10 27,300 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
5,837 acres were in the1998 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $55,060
Livestock & Related Products $49,991
Total Receipts $105,051
Government Payments $9,727
All Cash Receipts 1/ $121,724
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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