| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 45 | Soybeans | 42 | All Cattle | 56 | |||||
| All Wheat | 17 | Winter Wheat | 42 | Beef Cows | 39 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 9 | Oats | 29 | Milk Cows | 34 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 51 | Other Hay | 16 | Hogs & Pigs | 35 | |||||
| Sunflower | 10 | CRP 1/ | 29 | Sheep | 50 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 30,300 | 42 | 1,286,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 28,600 | 9 | 251,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 68,800 | 34 | 2,348,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 6,300 | 41 | 258,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 62,500 | 33 | 2,090,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,400 | 53 | 231,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 28,000 | 1.49 | 41,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 34,000 | 1.25 | 42,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | 17,200 | 869 | 14,948,000 | pounds |
| 17,976 acres were in the2003 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 32,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 20,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 8,586 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,452 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $12,337 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $17,780 | |||
| Total Receipts | $30,117 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,125 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $39,791 | |||
| 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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