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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 45 Soybeans 45 All Cattle 14
All Wheat 23 Winter Wheat 15 Beef Cows --
Spring Wheat 23 Oats 15 Milk Cows --
Alfalfa Hay 38 Other Hay 34 Hogs & Pigs 47
Sunflower 6 CRP 1/ 44 Sheep 16
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 17,000 103 1,751,000 bu
Soybeans 4,000 36 144,000 bu
All Wheat 55,000 37 2,042,500 bu
Winter Wheat 32,500 40 1,300,000 bu
Spring Wheat 22,500 33 742,500 bu
Oats 7,000 73 511,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 32,000 2.30 73,600 tons
Other Hay 25,000 1.30 32,500 tons
Sunflower 44,000 1,747 76,870,000 pounds
10,281 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $15,144
Livestock & Related Products $15,679
Total Receipts $30,823
Government Payments $3,149
All Cash Receipts 1/ $35,862
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
For additional information call: 1-800-338-2557

Return to Map of South Dakota Counties for 98 Profiles