| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 39 | Soybeans | 43 | All Cattle | 37 | |||||
| All Wheat | 32 | Winter Wheat | 21 | Beef Cows | 41 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 32 | Oats | 50 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 39 | Other Hay | 24 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 16 | CRP 1/ | 37 | Sheep | 28 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 36,900 | 74 | 2,738,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 12,900 | 18 | 233,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 26,700 | 45 | 1,198,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 19,300 | 46 | 896,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 7,400 | 41 | 302,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,300 | 89 | 115,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 24,000 | 2.23 | 53,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 22,000 | 1.48 | 32,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 7,100 | 1,138 | 8,082,000 | pounds |
| 13,408 acres were in the2003 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 50,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 19,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,490 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $11,367 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $30,050 | |||
| Total Receipts | $41,417 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,208 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $52,096 | |||
| 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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