| 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 | |||||
| |
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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 63 | Soybeans | 59 | All Cattle | 23 | |||||
| All Wheat | 42 | Winter Wheat | 24 | Beef Cows | 12 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 49 | Oats | 63 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 38 | Other Hay | 26 | Hogs & Pigs | 53 | |||||
| Sunflower | 43 | CRP 1/ | 34 | Sheep | 54 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 300 | 23 | 7,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 25,400 | 28 | 712,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 20,500 | 31 | 632,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 4,900 | 16 | 80,000 | bu |
| Oats | 600 | 28 | 17,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 56,000 | 0.96 | 53,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 29,000 | 1.10 | 32,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 900 | 540 | 486,000 | pounds |
| 15,189 acres were in the2003 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 61,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 39,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 108 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,013 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $5,570 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $23,532 | |||
| Total Receipts | $29,102 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,488 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $36,748 | |||
| 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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