| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 62 | Soybeans | 59 | All Cattle | 22 | |||||
| All Wheat | 22 | Winter Wheat | 14 | Beef Cows | 10 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 30 | Oats | 62 | Milk Cows | 54 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 31 | Other Hay | 29 | Hogs & Pigs | 52 | |||||
| Sunflower | 37 | CRP 1/ | 28 | Sheep | 54 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 1,300 | 75 | 98,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 53,400 | 41 | 2,203,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 39,000 | 43 | 1,678,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 14,400 | 37 | 525,000 | bu |
| Oats | 400 | 58 | 23,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 50,000 | 1.80 | 90,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 32,000 | 1.34 | 43,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 20,726 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 68,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 42,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,654 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,278 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $10,990 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $21,223 | |||
| Total Receipts | $32,213 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,888 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $39,967 | |||
| 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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