| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 63 | Soybeans | -- | All Cattle | 22 | |||||
| All Wheat | 22 | Winter Wheat | 13 | Beef Cows | 9 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 36 | Oats | 58 | Milk Cows | 57 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 52 | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 21 | Sheep | 54 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 44,300 | 38 | 1,683,400 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 44,300 | 38 | 1,683,400 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 900 | 38 | 34,200 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 36,155 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 67,179 |
| Beef Cows | 41,613 |
| Milk Cows | 60 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 1,654 |
| All Sheep | 1,278 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $11,215 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $19,754 | |||
| Total Receipts | $30,969 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,427 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $35,295 | |||
| 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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