| JONES COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 163 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 516,489 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,169 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 58.3 | ||||
| JONES COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 163 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 516,489 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,169 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 58.3 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 51 | Soybeans | 55 | All Cattle | 39 | |||||
| All Wheat | 27 | Winter Wheat | 11 | Beef Cows | 25 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 38 | Oats | 41 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 52 | Other Hay | 7 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 17 | CRP 1/ | 31 | Sheep | 57 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 6,000 | 47 | 283,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 52,000 | 38 | 1,976,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 44,600 | 40 | 1,763,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 7,400 | 29 | 213,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,300 | 64 | 147,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 31,000 | 1.27 | 39,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 64,000 | 1.11 | 70,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 9,100 | 820 | 7,459,000 | pounds |
| 16,105 acres were in the2003 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 49,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 27,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 475 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $6,535 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $17,928 | |||
| Total Receipts | $24,463 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,165 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $34,100 | |||
| 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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