| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 38 | Soybeans | 36 | All Cattle | 32 | |||||
| All Wheat | 42 | Winter Wheat | 34 | Beef Cows | 32 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 40 | Oats | 64 | Milk Cows | 48 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 38 | Other Hay | 33 | Hogs & Pigs | 34 | |||||
| Sunflower | 24 | CRP 1/ | 32 | Sheep | 32 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 33,500 | 96 | 3,212,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 24,000 | 35 | 838,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 14,400 | 45 | 646,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 8,500 | 50 | 425,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 5,900 | 38 | 221,000 | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 25,000 | 3.16 | 79,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 20,000 | 1.75 | 35,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 9,300 | 1,371 | 12,753,000 | pounds |
| 18,529 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 58,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 24,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 17,122 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,600 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $12,128 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $27,217 | |||
| Total Receipts | $39,345 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,539 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $49,501 | |||
| 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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