| WALWORTH COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 299 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 427,303 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,429 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.5 | ||||
| WALWORTH COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 299 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 427,303 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,429 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.5 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 36 | Soybeans | 37 | All Cattle | 58 | |||||
| All Wheat | 18 | Winter Wheat | 33 | Beef Cows | 31 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 10 | Oats | 10 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 42 | Other Hay | 13 | Hogs & Pigs | 35 | |||||
| Sunflower | 4 | CRP 1/ | 30 | Sheep | 50 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 34,100 | 117 | 4,003,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 32,000 | 31 | 1,001,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 73,400 | 40 | 2,951,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 9,900 | 42 | 419,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 63,500 | 40 | 2,532,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,400 | 86 | 376,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 26,000 | 2.10 | 54,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 32,000 | 1.83 | 58,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | 22,200 | 2,310 | 51,276,000 | pounds |
| 18,366 acres were in the2005 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 33,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 23,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 8,586 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,452 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $25,150 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $22,303 | |||
| Total Receipts | $47,453 | |||
| Government Payments | $10,414 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $60,909 | |||
| 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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