b'2017 Market Value of Agricultural Products SoldCounties Sales ($1,000) Rank in State Producing ItemNursery, greenhouse, \x1boriculture, sod(D) 6 43Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotation woody crops- - 14Other crops and hay6,017 34 44Livestock, poultry, and products23,672 21 44Poultry and eggs46 16 43Cattle and calves10,824 27 44Milk from cows(D) 15 35Hogs and pigs(D) 8 40Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk1,877 8 43Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys302 15 44Aquaculture- - 22Other animals and animal products25 31 42(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. (-) Represents zero.FIGURE 7. Gem County Agricultural Market ValuesTop Crops in Acres Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017) Forage (hay/haylage), all12,482Broilers and other Corn for grain3,931 meat-type chickens1,328 Corn for silage or greenchop1,802Cattle and calves23,111 Wheat for grain, all1,665Goats1,031 Sugarbeets for sugar598Hogs and pigs92 Horses and ponies1,648 Layers3,134 Pullets616 Sheep and lambs5,771 Turkeys250MiningCommodity Total Prospects Occurrences Producer PlantsSilica 3 0 0 3 0Construction Sand and Gravel 1 0 0 1 0Gold 1 0 0 1 0Platinum 1 0 0 1 0FIGURE 8. Mining Commodities in Gem County 10GEM County 399'