| JERAULD COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 272 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 336,424 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,237 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.0 | ||||
| JERAULD COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 272 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 336,424 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,237 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.0 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 42 | Soybeans | 40 | All Cattle | 44 | |||||
| All Wheat | 43 | Winter Wheat | 34 | Beef Cows | 34 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 31 | Oats | 19 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 44 | Other Hay | 27 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 18 | CRP 1/ | 38 | Sheep | 28 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 40,600 | 71 | 2,897,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 17,900 | 29 | 515,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 24,400 | 39 | 955,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 11,800 | 35 | 411,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 12,600 | 43 | 544,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,800 | 86 | 241,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 22,000 | 2.45 | 54,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 19,000 | 1.59 | 30,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 13,620 acres were in the2005 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 40,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 21,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,490 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $13,935 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $30,642 | |||
| Total Receipts | $44,577 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,377 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $56,471 | |||
| 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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