| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 63 | Soybeans | 55 | All Cattle | 25 | |||||
| All Wheat | 35 | Winter Wheat | 10 | Beef Cows | 11 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 39 | Oats | 63 | Milk Cows | 50 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 32 | Other Hay | 16 | Hogs & Pigs | 52 | |||||
| Sunflower | 33 | CRP 1/ | 33 | Sheep | 54 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 1,100 | 86 | 94,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 1,200 | 10 | 12,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 24,700 | 24 | 587,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 12,600 | 25 | 312,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 12,100 | 23 | 275,000 | bu |
| Oats | 400 | 25 | 10,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 74,000 | 1.31 | 96,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 36,000 | 1.53 | 55,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | 2,400 | 1,403 | 3,368,000 | pounds |
| 15,760 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 65,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 41,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,654 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,278 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $8,675 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $24,349 | |||
| Total Receipts | $33,024 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,842 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $40,219 | |||
| 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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