| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 42 | Soybeans | 41 | All Cattle | 50 | |||||
| All Wheat | 16 | Winter Wheat | 35 | Beef Cows | 40 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 6 | Oats | 11 | Milk Cows | 42 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 37 | |||||
| Sunflower | 18 | CRP 1/ | 26 | Sheep | 63 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 17,500 | 61 | 1,067,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 1,800 | 19 | 34,200 | bu |
| All Wheat | 74,800 | 29 | 2,170,900 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 8,900 | 44 | 391,600 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 65,900 | 27 | 1,779,300 | bu |
| Oats | 5,500 | 59 | 324,500 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 14,900 | 1,667 | 24,832,000 | pounds |
| 30,292 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 37,227 |
| Beef Cows | 19,130 |
| Milk Cows | 458 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 12,921 |
| All Sheep | 564 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $18,512 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $15,900 | |||
| Total Receipts | $34,412 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,873 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $40,816 | |||
| 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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