| HYDE COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 229 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 532,207 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 2,324 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| HYDE COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 229 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 532,207 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 2,324 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 43 | Soybeans | 44 | All Cattle | 14 | |||||
| All Wheat | 25 | Winter Wheat | 17 | Beef Cows | -- | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 21 | Oats | 39 | Milk Cows | -- | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 48 | Other Hay | 24 | Hogs & Pigs | 47 | |||||
| Sunflower | 9 | CRP 1/ | 43 | Sheep | 16 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 17,500 | 78 | 1,365,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 63,100 | 36 | 2,271,600 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 34,200 | 36 | 1,231,200 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 28,900 | 36 | 1,040,400 | bu |
| Oats | 5,200 | 48 | 249,600 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 31,000 | 1.70 | 52,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 35,000 | 1.30 | 45,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 25,600 | 1,562 | 39,988,000 | pounds |
| 9,633 acres were in the 1996 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 71,138 |
| Beef Cows | Not Disclosed |
| Milk Cows | Not Disclosed |
| Hogs & Pigs | 2,124 |
| All Sheep | 6,353 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $12,271 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $17,277 | |||
| Total Receipts | $29,548 | |||
| Government Payments | $1,823 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $32,837 | |||
| 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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