| 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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 42 | Soybeans | 40 | All Cattle | 59 | |||||
| All Wheat | 34 | Winter Wheat | 46 | Beef Cows | 33 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 19 | Oats | 51 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 55 | Other Hay | 23 | Hogs & Pigs | 35 | |||||
| Sunflower | 8 | CRP 1/ | 30 | Sheep | 50 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 14,000 | 45 | 627,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 25,100 | 13 | 337,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 53,700 | 19 | 1,000,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 4,800 | 34 | 161,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 48,900 | 17 | 839,000 | bu |
| Oats | 200 | 60 | 12,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 12,000 | 0.68 | 8,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 28,000 | 0.74 | 20,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 18,900 | 882 | 16,668,000 | pounds |
| 18,366 acres were in the2006 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 29,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 21,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 8,586 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,452 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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