| 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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 59 | Soybeans | 59 | All Cattle | 22 | |||||
| All Wheat | 24 | Winter Wheat | 13 | Beef Cows | 9 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 33 | Oats | 58 | Milk Cows | 57 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 36 | Other Hay | 25 | Hogs & Pigs | 52 | |||||
| Sunflower | 37 | CRP 1/ | 26 | Sheep | 54 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 59,300 | 32 | 1,877,500 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 41,300 | 35 | 1,445,500 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 18,000 | 24 | 432,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,600 | 38 | 60,800 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 50,000 | 1.50 | 75,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 27,000 | 1.50 | 40,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | 2,800 | 1,350 | 3,780,000 | pounds |
| 27,440 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $11,928 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $16,750 | |||
| Total Receipts | $28,678 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,172 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $35,491 | |||
| 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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