JERAULD COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 41 Soybeans 36 All Cattle 30
All Wheat 38 Winter Wheat 24 Beef Cows 33
Spring Wheat 40 Oats 41 Milk Cows 47
Alfalfa Hay 34 Other Hay 32 Hogs & Pigs 34
Sunflower 15 CRP 1/ 30 Sheep 32
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 29,000 94 2,726,000 bu
Soybeans 9,000 37 333,000 bu
All Wheat 19,900 36 713,800 bu
Winter Wheat 11,000 39 429,000 bu
Spring Wheat 8,900 32 284,800 bu
Oats 2,200 69 151,800 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 27,000 3.00 81,000 tons
Other Hay 26,000 1.30 33,800 tons
Sunflower 18,500 1,446 26,745,000 pounds
20,740 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $16,686
Livestock & Related Products $26,448
Total Receipts $43,134
Government Payments $2,388
All Cash Receipts 1/ $48,792
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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