| JERAULD COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 276 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 346,432 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,255 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.7 | ||||
| JERAULD COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 276 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 346,432 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,255 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.7 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 39 | Soybeans | 38 | All Cattle | 32 | |||||
| All Wheat | 46 | Winter Wheat | 38 | Beef Cows | 32 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 40 | Oats | 40 | Milk Cows | 53 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 50 | Other Hay | 39 | Hogs & Pigs | 34 | |||||
| Sunflower | 29 | CRP 1/ | 38 | Sheep | 32 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 35,500 | 73 | 2,580,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 30,700 | 26 | 793,800 | bu |
| All Wheat | 11,800 | 37 | 436,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 5,600 | 43 | 241,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 6,200 | 32 | 195,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,600 | 74 | 118,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 29,000 | 1.55 | 45,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 18,000 | 1.34 | 24,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | 5,500 | 1,485 | 8,170,000 | pounds |
| 12,028 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 59,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 25,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 17,122 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,600 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $10,266 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $30,275 | |||
| Total Receipts | $40,541 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,382 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $50,897 | |||
| 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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