JONES COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 49 Soybeans 56 All Cattle 43
All Wheat 35 Winter Wheat 19 Beef Cows 34
Spring Wheat 37 Oats 54 Milk Cows 62
Alfalfa Hay 60 Other Hay 10 Hogs & Pigs 56
Sunflower 25 CRP 1/ 17 Sheep 57
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 12,000 75 900,000 bu
Soybeans -- -- -- bu
All Wheat 42,300 22 934,300 bu
Winter Wheat 23,000 23 529,000 bu
Spring Wheat 19,300 21 405,300 bu
Oats 2,200 46 101,200 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 22,000 1.40 30,800 tons
Other Hay 52,000 1.30 67,600 tons
Sunflower 6,900 1,500 10,350,000 pounds
39,682 acres were in the1997 Conservation Reserve Program
1/     Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules.

 
LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/
Species Number
All Cattle 43,803
Beef Cows 22,359
Milk Cows 5
Hogs & Pigs 1,264
All Sheep 913
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $8,051
Livestock & Related Products $13,145
Total Receipts $21,196
Government Payments $3,587
All Cash Receipts 1/ $27,694
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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