| JONES COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 163 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 516,489 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,169 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 58.3 | ||||
| JONES COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 163 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 516,489 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,169 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 58.3 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 54 | Soybeans | 57 | All Cattle | 38 | |||||
| All Wheat | 29 | Winter Wheat | 14 | Beef Cows | 34 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 35 | Oats | 31 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 29 | Other Hay | 6 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 20 | CRP 1/ | 32 | Sheep | 57 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 4,100 | 66 | 271,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 40,400 | 40 | 1,605,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 10,200 | 34 | 349,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,300 | 69 | 159,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 48,000 | 1.61 | 77,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 55,000 | 1.45 | 79,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 7,500 | 1,205 | 9,036,000 | pounds |
| 16,146 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/ | 50,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 21,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 475 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $5,689 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $22,125 | |||
| Total Receipts | $27,814 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,431 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $38,571 | |||
| 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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