JACKSON COUNTY
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2002 AG CENSUS
Number of Farms 308
Land in Farms (acres) 1,190,603
Average Farm Size (acres) 3,866
Average Age of Farmers 54.4

 
COUNTY RANKING - 2006
Crops Livestock
Corn 58 Soybeans 55 All Cattle 37
All Wheat 44 Winter Wheat 28 Beef Cows 12
Spring Wheat 60 Oats Milk Cows
Alfalfa Hay 44 Other Hay 31 Hogs & Pigs 53
Sunflower 36 CRP 1/ 33 Sheep 54
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn -- -- -- bu
Soybeans -- -- -- bu
All Wheat -- -- -- bu
Winter Wheat 20,400 25 518,000 bu
Spring Wheat -- -- -- bu
Oats -- -- -- bushels
Alfalfa Hay 30,000 0.60 18,100 tons
Other Hay 18,000 0.97 17,500 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
16,106 acres were in the2006 Conservation Reserve Program
1/     Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules.

 
LIVESTOCK INVENTORY
Species Number
All Cattle 1/ 52,000
Beef Cows 1/ 37,000
Milk Cows 1/ --
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 108
All Sheep 2/ 1,013
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2007
2/     Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $9,510
Livestock & Related Products $26,664
Total Receipts $36,174
Government Payments $7,361
All Cash Receipts 1/ $47,300
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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