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 - 1996
Crops Livestock
Corn 40 Soybeans 37 All Cattle 30
All Wheat 38 Winter Wheat 26 Beef Cows 33
Spring Wheat 33 Oats 38 Milk Cows 47
Alfalfa Hay 36 Other Hay 27 Hogs & Pigs 34
Sunflower 19 CRP 1/ 30 Sheep 32
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 30,500 86 2,623,000 bu
Soybeans 3,100 29 89,900 bu
All Wheat 31,000 39 1,197,300 bu
Winter Wheat 19,300 39 752,700 bu
Spring Wheat 11,700 38 444,600 bu
Oats 3,700 69 255,300 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 30,000 2.40 72,000 tons
Other Hay 31,000 1.30 40,300 tons
Sunflower 11,900 1,647 19,600,000 pounds
21,455 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $11,378
Livestock & Related Products $24,556
Total Receipts $35,934
Government Payments $2,105
All Cash Receipts 1/ $40,545
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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