| 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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 54 | Soybeans | All Cattle | 44 | ||||||
| All Wheat | 31 | Winter Wheat | 17 | Beef Cows | 38 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 38 | Oats | 29 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 45 | Other Hay | 21 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 20 | CRP 1/ | 32 | Sheep | 57 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 38,700 | 29 | 1,116,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 29,600 | 33 | 965,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 9,100 | 17 | 151,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,400 | 37 | 52,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 33,000 | 0.54 | 17,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 33,000 | 0.69 | 22,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 16,146 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/ | 43,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 19,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 475 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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