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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 42 Soybeans 37 All Cattle 30
All Wheat 39 Winter Wheat 29 Beef Cows 33
Spring Wheat 39 Oats 59 Milk Cows 47
Alfalfa Hay 45 Other Hay 21 Hogs & Pigs 34
Sunflower 19 CRP 1/ 31 Sheep 32
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 27,000 103 2,781,000 bu
Soybeans 13,400 38 509,200 bu
All Wheat 22,600 37 843,400 bu
Winter Wheat 10,600 49 519,400 bu
Spring Wheat 12,000 27 324,000 bu
Oats 1,200 50 60,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 23,000 2.90 66,700 tons
Other Hay 25,000 1.80 45,000 tons
Sunflower 13,000 1,317 17,120,000 pounds
21,040 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $10,693
Livestock & Related Products $22,641
Total Receipts $33,334
Government Payments $3,618
All Cash Receipts 1/ $41,295
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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