| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 62 | Soybeans | -- | All Cattle | 22 | |||||
| All Wheat | 32 | Winter Wheat | 16 | Beef Cows | 9 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 36 | Oats | 47 | Milk Cows | 57 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 29 | Other Hay | 42 | Hogs & Pigs | 52 | |||||
| Sunflower | 52 | CRP 1/ | 19 | Sheep | 54 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 54,100 | 29 | 1,564,800 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 44,100 | 28 | 1,234,800 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 10,000 | 33 | 330,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,000 | 41 | 123,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 56,000 | 1.40 | 78,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 24,000 | 1.20 | 28,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 37,347 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $13,157 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $17,720 | |||
| Total Receipts | $30,877 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,720 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $35,652 | |||
| 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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