| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 53 | Soybeans | 53 | All Cattle | 36 | |||||
| All Wheat | 27 | Winter Wheat | 9 | Beef Cows | 23 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 31 | Oats | 57 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 54 | Other Hay | 17 | Hogs & Pigs | 56 | |||||
| Sunflower | 10 | CRP 1/ | 31 | Sheep | 57 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 8,900 | 73 | 650,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 800 | 23 | 18,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 34,500 | 33 | 1,136,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 17,000 | 32 | 543,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 17,500 | 34 | 593,000 | bu |
| Oats | 500 | 42 | 21,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 38,000 | 1.41 | 53,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 42,000 | 1.29 | 54,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | 21,000 | 1,120 | 23,520,000 | pounds |
| 16,676 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 55,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 30,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,264 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 913 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $7,462 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $19,577 | |||
| Total Receipts | $27,039 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,520 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $36,109 | |||
| 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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