| WALWORTH COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 338 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 437,312 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,294 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.0 | ||||
| WALWORTH COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 338 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 437,312 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,294 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.0 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 38 | Soybeans | 39 | All Cattle | 48 | |||||
| All Wheat | 14 | Winter Wheat | 26 | Beef Cows | 42 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 8 | Oats | 8 | Milk Cows | 42 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 33 | Other Hay | 16 | Hogs & Pigs | 37 | |||||
| Sunflower | 7 | CRP 1/ | 31 | Sheep | 63 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 26,000 | 105 | 2,738,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 24,600 | 31 | 758,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 74,400 | 42 | 3,146,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 9,400 | 59 | 554,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 65,000 | 40 | 2,592,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,000 | 86 | 432,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 32,000 | 2.35 | 75,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 23,000 | 1.78 | 40,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | 29,200 | 1,748 | 51,032,000 | pounds |
| 15,704 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 43,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 20,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 12,921 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 564 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $21,390 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $19,928 | |||
| Total Receipts | $41,318 | |||
| Government Payments | $9,933 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $54,051 | |||
| 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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