| 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 - 1997 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 62 | Soybeans | 59 | All Cattle | 22 | |||||
| All Wheat | 31 | Winter Wheat | 18 | Beef Cows | 9 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 29 | Oats | 46 | Milk Cows | 57 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 20 | Other Hay | 19 | Hogs & Pigs | 52 | |||||
| Sunflower | 45 | CRP 1/ | 18 | Sheep | 54 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 49,400 | 28 | 1,360,600 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 22,600 | 27 | 610,200 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 26,800 | 28 | 750,400 | bu |
| Oats | 3,100 | 44 | 136,400 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 53,000 | 1.70 | 90,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 30,000 | 1.60 | 47,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 36,243 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $15,591 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $19,268 | |||
| Total Receipts | $34,859 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,899 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $40,743 | |||
| 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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