| 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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 46 | Soybeans | 39 | All Cattle | 45 | |||||
| All Wheat | 36 | Winter Wheat | 24 | Beef Cows | 33 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 30 | Oats | 32 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 40 | Other Hay | 29 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 14 | CRP 1/ | 38 | Sheep | 28 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 8,200 | 56 | 455,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 16,700 | 22 | 363,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 27,800 | 34 | 945,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 17,400 | 38 | 668,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 10,400 | 27 | 277,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,000 | 47 | 47,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 21,000 | 1.27 | 26,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 21,000 | 0.92 | 19,300 | tons |
| Sunflower | 9,000 | 1,053 | 9,476,000 | pounds |
| 13,620 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/ | 42,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 21,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,490 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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