HYDE COUNTY
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2002 AG CENSUS
Number of Farms 187
Land in Farms (acres) 468,836
Average Farm Size (acres) 2,507
Average Age of Farmers 53.4

 
COUNTY RANKING - 2003
Crops Livestock
Corn 46 Soybeans 44 All Cattle 29
All Wheat 20 Winter Wheat 15 Beef Cows 22
Spring Wheat 21 Oats 40 Milk Cows 49
Alfalfa Hay 58 Other Hay 38 Hogs & Pigs 48
Sunflower 6 CRP 1/ 47 Sheep 30
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 17,700 49 865,000 bu
Soybeans 6,100 32 195,000 bu
All Wheat 59,900 37 2,213,000 bu
Winter Wheat 38,700 38 1,488,000 bu
Spring Wheat 21,200 34 725,000 bu
Oats 2,700 57 154,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 26,000 1.14 29,600 tons
Other Hay 28,000 0.83 23,100 tons
Sunflower 23,400 891 20,852,000 pounds
7,600 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/ 58,000
Beef Cows 1/ 29,000
Milk Cows 1/ 0
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 565
All Sheep 2/ 3,379
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2004
2/     Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $10,842
Livestock & Related Products $19,805
Total Receipts $30,647
Government Payments $6,624
All Cash Receipts 1/ $38,887
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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