| JONES COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 203 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 588,702 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 2,900 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| JONES COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 203 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 588,702 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 2,900 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.8 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 53 | Soybeans | 57 | All Cattle | 39 | |||||
| All Wheat | 21 | Winter Wheat | 9 | Beef Cows | 32 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 36 | Oats | 51 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 55 | Other Hay | 26 | Hogs & Pigs | 56 | |||||
| Sunflower | 12 | CRP 1/ | 30 | Sheep | 57 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 10,500 | 43 | 452,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 1,300 | 15 | 19,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 57,200 | 34 | 1,953,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 45,500 | 36 | 1,629,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 11,700 | 28 | 324,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,500 | 29 | 72,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 32,000 | 1.14 | 36,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 31,000 | 1.08 | 33,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 18,900 | 1,200 | 22,680,000 | pounds |
| 15,906 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 52,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 25,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,264 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 913 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $6,875 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $16,561 | |||
| Total Receipts | $23,436 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,658 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $33,441 | |||
| 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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