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 - 2004
Crops Livestock
Corn 39 Soybeans 46 All Cattle 25
All Wheat 19 Winter Wheat 13 Beef Cows 25
Spring Wheat 22 Oats 18 Milk Cows
Alfalfa Hay 48 Other Hay 17 Hogs & Pigs 48
Sunflower 5 CRP 1/ 47 Sheep 30
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 31,500 95 2,998,000 bu
Soybeans 11,000 26 287,000 bu
All Wheat 58,500 43 2,495,000 bu
Winter Wheat 36,800 42 1,558,000 bu
Spring Wheat 21,700 43 937,000 bu
Oats 3,400 81 276,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 24,000 1.57 37,700 tons
Other Hay 29,000 1.49 43,100 tons
Sunflower 23,000 1,583 36,418,000 pounds
8,466 acres were in the2004 Conservation Reserve Program
1/     Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules.

 
LIVESTOCK INVENTORY
Species Number
All Cattle 1/ 60,000
Beef Cows 1/ 28,000
Milk Cows 1/ 0
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 565
All Sheep 2/ 3,379
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2005
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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