| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 40 | Soybeans | 42 | All Cattle | 32 | |||||
| All Wheat | 43 | Winter Wheat | 54 | Beef Cows | 31 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 40 | Oats | 58 | Milk Cows | 50 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 36 | Other Hay | 21 | Hogs & Pigs | 34 | |||||
| Sunflower | 22 | CRP 1/ | 37 | Sheep | 32 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 36,000 | 85 | 3,042,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 28,000 | 26 | 716,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 6,500 | 41 | 266,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 500 | 32 | 16,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 6,000 | 42 | 250,000 | bu |
| Oats | 400 | 48 | 19,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 29,000 | 2.92 | 84,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 28,000 | 1.59 | 44,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | 6,000 | 1,478 | 8,865,000 | pounds |
| 13,266 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 57,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 26,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 17,122 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,600 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $12,072 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $32,880 | |||
| Total Receipts | $44,952 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,042 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $56,195 | |||
| 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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