| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 45 | Soybeans | 46 | All Cattle | 17 | |||||
| All Wheat | 13 | Winter Wheat | 12 | Beef Cows | 24 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 16 | Oats | 32 | Milk Cows | 54 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 44 | Other Hay | 32 | Hogs & Pigs | 47 | |||||
| Sunflower | 6 | CRP 1/ | 43 | Sheep | 16 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 18,700 | 79 | 1,471,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 66,900 | 47 | 3,168,500 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 29,500 | 59 | 1,740,500 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 37,400 | 38 | 1,428,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,200 | 66 | 146,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 30,000 | 2.38 | 71,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 24,000 | 1.67 | 40,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 40,100 | 1,765 | 70,759,000 | pounds |
| 10,181 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 72,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 29,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 2,124 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 6,353 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $15,259 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $19,705 | |||
| Total Receipts | $34,964 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,684 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $43,655 | |||
| 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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