| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 45 | Soybeans | 39 | All Cattle | 50 | |||||
| All Wheat | 18 | Winter Wheat | 36 | Beef Cows | 40 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 16 | Oats | 19 | Milk Cows | 42 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 46 | Other Hay | 18 | Hogs & Pigs | 37 | |||||
| Sunflower | 16 | CRP 1/ | 25 | Sheep | 63 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 17,400 | 68 | 1,183,200 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 82,600 | 34 | 2,793,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 9,600 | 40 | 384,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 73,000 | 33 | 2,409,000 | bu |
| Oats | 7,800 | 58 | 452,400 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 27,000 | 2.00 | 54,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 36,000 | 1.60 | 57,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 16,900 | 1,627 | 27,504,000 | pounds |
| 29,429 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $15,245 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $15,018 | |||
| Total Receipts | $30,263 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,334 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $37,594 | |||
| 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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