| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 52 | Soybeans | 55 | All Cattle | 40 | |||||
| All Wheat | 24 | Winter Wheat | 13 | Beef Cows | 35 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 36 | Oats | 47 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 55 | Other Hay | 21 | Hogs & Pigs | 56 | |||||
| Sunflower | 14 | CRP 1/ | 25 | Sheep | 57 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 10,500 | 56 | 591,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 700 | 19 | 13,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 52,000 | 40 | 2,083,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 41,000 | 42 | 1,722,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 11,000 | 33 | 361,000 | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 28,000 | 1.79 | 50,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 39,000 | 1.21 | 47,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 21,000 | 1,260 | 26,460,000 | pounds |
| 24,676 acres were in the1999 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/ | 23,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,264 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 913 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $7,576 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $14,535 | |||
| Total Receipts | $22,111 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,144 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $32,294 | |||
| 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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