| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 40 | Soybeans | 39 | All Cattle | 61 | |||||
| All Wheat | 14 | Winter Wheat | 47 | Beef Cows | 38 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 10 | Oats | 11 | Milk Cows | 40 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 33 | Other Hay | 14 | Hogs & Pigs | 35 | |||||
| Sunflower | 7 | CRP 1/ | 29 | Sheep | 50 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 34,200 | 83 | 2,845,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 36,000 | 21 | 741,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 72,700 | 48 | 3,450,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 4,200 | 48 | 203,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 68,500 | 47 | 3,247,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,400 | 99 | 336,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 29,000 | 2.11 | 61,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 32,000 | 1.54 | 49,300 | tons |
| Sunflower | 14,000 | 1,397 | 19,558,000 | pounds |
| 18,090 acres were in the2004 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/ | 20,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 8,586 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,452 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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