HYDE COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 45 Soybeans 46 All Cattle 14
All Wheat 23 Winter Wheat 8 Beef Cows --
Spring Wheat 30 Oats 26 Milk Cows --
Alfalfa Hay 16 Other Hay 30 Hogs & Pigs 47
Sunflower 9 CRP 1/ 42 Sheep 16
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 15,500 88 1,364,000 bu
Soybeans 2,000 35 70,000 bu
All Wheat 59,700 29 1,756,500 bu
Winter Wheat 33,000 33 1,089,000 bu
Spring Wheat 26,700 25 667,500 bu
Oats 3,700 58 214,600 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 36,000 2.70 97,200 tons
Other Hay 31,000 1.20 37,200 tons
Sunflower 32,700 1,575 51,510,000 pounds
9,416 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $17,853
Livestock & Related Products $18,047
Total Receipts $35,900
Government Payments $2,229
All Cash Receipts 1/ $39,689
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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