| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 37 | Soybeans | 40 | All Cattle | 44 | |||||
| All Wheat | 37 | Winter Wheat | 23 | Beef Cows | 42 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 37 | Oats | 21 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 32 | Other Hay | 30 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 22 | CRP 1/ | 39 | Sheep | 28 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 39,700 | 102 | 4,051,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 18,000 | 37 | 673,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 21,500 | 49 | 1,049,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 14,600 | 54 | 782,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 6,900 | 39 | 267,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,300 | 107 | 245,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 26,000 | 2.45 | 63,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 19,000 | 1.74 | 33,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 4,300 | 1,342 | 5,772,000 | pounds |
| 13,144 acres were in the2004 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 42,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 19,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,490 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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