| JACKSON COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 295 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,354,471 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 4,591 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.7 | ||||
| JACKSON COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 295 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,354,471 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 4,591 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.7 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 63 | Soybeans | 60 | All Cattle | 24 | |||||
| All Wheat | 26 | Winter Wheat | 12 | Beef Cows | 11 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 34 | Oats | 66 | Milk Cows | 53 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 43 | Other Hay | 27 | Hogs & Pigs | 52 | |||||
| Sunflower | 35 | CRP 1/ | 32 | Sheep | 54 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 1,000 | 85 | 85,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 600 | 11 | 6,700 | bu |
| All Wheat | 52,100 | 33 | 1,700,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 39,200 | 34 | 1,350,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 12,900 | 27 | 350,000 | bu |
| Oats | 700 | 16 | 11,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 55,000 | 0.97 | 53,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 29,000 | 1.13 | 32,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 2,000 | 1,280 | 2,560,000 | pounds |
| 15,361 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 69,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 43,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,654 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,278 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $11,005 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $23,127 | |||
| Total Receipts | $34,132 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,402 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $41,685 | |||
| 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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