| 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 - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 37 | Soybeans | 41 | All Cattle | 45 | |||||
| All Wheat | 25 | Winter Wheat | 38 | Beef Cows | 39 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 13 | Oats | 46 | Milk Cows | 31 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 54 | Other Hay | 25 | Hogs & Pigs | 35 | |||||
| Sunflower | 7 | CRP 1/ | 29 | Sheep | 50 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 21,300 | 67 | 1,428,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 30,000 | 17 | 497,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 45,700 | 13 | 598,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 5,600 | 20 | 113,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 40,100 | 12 | 485,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,200 | 17 | 20,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 13,000 | 0.85 | 11,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 36,000 | 0.66 | 23,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | 17,100 | 953 | 16,295,000 | pounds |
| 17,876 acres were in the2002 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 39,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 21,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 600 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 8,586 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,452 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $11,566 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $19,437 | |||
| Total Receipts | $31,003 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,823 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $36,754 | |||
| 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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