| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 41 | Soybeans | 38 | All Cattle | 55 | |||||
| All Wheat | 9 | Winter Wheat | 17 | Beef Cows | 42 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 9 | Oats | 17 | Milk Cows | 42 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 48 | Other Hay | 21 | Hogs & Pigs | 37 | |||||
| Sunflower | 8 | CRP 1/ | 29 | Sheep | 63 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 27,000 | 106 | 2,856,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 33,200 | 27 | 881,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 73,500 | 35 | 2,593,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 5,900 | 36 | 212,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 67,600 | 35 | 2,381,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,100 | 56 | 174,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 34,000 | 1.88 | 64,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 26,000 | 1.71 | 44,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | 21,300 | 1,591 | 33,884,000 | pounds |
| 17,723 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 37,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 19,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 12,921 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 564 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $22,381 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $19,768 | |||
| Total Receipts | $42,149 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,560 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $52,638 | |||
| 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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