| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 51 | Soybeans | 57 | All Cattle | 40 | |||||
| All Wheat | 28 | Winter Wheat | 16 | Beef Cows | 35 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 35 | Oats | 16 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 56 | Other Hay | 7 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 18 | CRP 1/ | 33 | Sheep | 57 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 3,500 | 71 | 247,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 49,400 | 36 | 1,784,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 36,900 | 36 | 1,331,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 12,300 | 36 | 448,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,600 | 50 | 277,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 28,000 | 0.69 | 19,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 50,000 | 1.14 | 57,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 6,600 | 1,025 | 6,764,000 | pounds |
| 15,855 acres were in the2004 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 46,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 21,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 475 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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