| JACKSON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 308 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,190,603 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,866 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.4 | ||||
| JACKSON COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 308 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,190,603 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,866 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.4 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 61 | Soybeans | 54 | All Cattle | 24 | |||||
| All Wheat | 40 | Winter Wheat | 23 | Beef Cows | 11 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 49 | Oats | 59 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 48 | Other Hay | 23 | Hogs & Pigs | 53 | |||||
| Sunflower | 36 | CRP 1/ | 33 | Sheep | 54 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 200 | 30 | 6,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 16,300 | 19 | 309,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 14,700 | 20 | 291,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,600 | 11 | 18,000 | bu |
| Oats | 500 | 16 | 8,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 29,000 | 0.58 | 16,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 33,000 | 0.76 | 25,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | 1,100 | 600 | 660,000 | pounds |
| 15,357 acres were in the2002 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 62,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 40,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 108 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,013 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $4,615 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $21,343 | |||
| Total Receipts | $25,958 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,919 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $32,496 | |||
| 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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