| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 7 | Soybeans | 8 | All Cattle | 20 | |||||
| All Wheat | 50 | Winter Wheat | 32 | Beef Cows | 27 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 50 | Oats | 25 | Milk Cows | 6 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 21 | Other Hay | 51 | Hogs & Pigs | 1 | |||||
| Sunflower | 47 | CRP 1/ | 48 | Sheep | 30 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 123,500 | 111 | 13,674,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 169,000 | 33 | 5,544,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 9,600 | 55 | 524,800 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 8,300 | 56 | 464,800 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,300 | 46 | 60,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,200 | 77 | 169,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 33,000 | 3.52 | 116,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 10,000 | 2.10 | 21,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 6,849 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 71,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 28,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 4,800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 93,863 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,728 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $49,516 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $54,479 | |||
| Total Receipts | $103,995 | |||
| Government Payments | $19,421 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $130,797 | |||
| 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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