| JERAULD COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 272 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 336,424 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,237 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.0 | ||||
| JERAULD COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 272 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 336,424 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,237 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.0 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 40 | Soybeans | 39 | All Cattle | 38 | |||||
| All Wheat | 31 | Winter Wheat | 26 | Beef Cows | 32 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 25 | Oats | 38 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 40 | Other Hay | 27 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 20 | CRP 1/ | 38 | Sheep | 28 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 18,000 | 51 | 910,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 22,100 | 23 | 506,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 15,800 | 27 | 422,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 7,300 | 35 | 255,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 8,500 | 20 | 167,000 | bu |
| Oats | 700 | 51 | 36,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 30,000 | 1.27 | 38,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 25,000 | 0.90 | 22,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 4,900 | 860 | 4,214,000 | pounds |
| 12,792 acres were in the2002 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 52,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 25,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,490 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $8,870 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $29,394 | |||
| Total Receipts | $38,264 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,798 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $47,317 | |||
| 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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