| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 43 | Soybeans | 40 | All Cattle | 30 | |||||
| All Wheat | 46 | Winter Wheat | 32 | Beef Cows | 33 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 49 | Oats | 53 | Milk Cows | 47 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 34 | |||||
| Sunflower | 21 | CRP 1/ | 30 | Sheep | 32 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 15,000 | 59 | 885,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 2,200 | 24 | 52,800 | bu |
| All Wheat | 13,200 | 36 | 475,200 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 13,200 | 36 | 475,200 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 1,100 | 46 | 50,600 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 17,400 | 1,330 | 23,140,000 | pounds |
| 21,273 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 56,790 |
| Beef Cows | 23,146 |
| Milk Cows | 283 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 17,122 |
| All Sheep | 3,600 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $8,735 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $26,807 | |||
| Total Receipts | $35,542 | |||
| Government Payments | $1,980 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $39,739 | |||
| 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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