| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 59 | Soybeans | 52 | All Cattle | 31 | |||||
| All Wheat | 51 | Winter Wheat | 40 | Beef Cows | 13 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 51 | Oats | 60 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 58 | Other Hay | 49 | Hogs & Pigs | 53 | |||||
| Sunflower | 47 | CRP 1/ | 34 | Sheep | 54 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 900 | 56 | 50,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 800 | 13 | 10,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 20,200 | 18 | 355,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 14,200 | 20 | 284,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 6,000 | 12 | 71,000 | bu |
| Oats | 900 | 26 | 23,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 28,000 | 0.62 | 17,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 25,000 | 0.60 | 15,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 15,336 acres were in the2004 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 55,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 36,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 108 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,013 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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