WALWORTH COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 46 Soybeans 44 All Cattle 50
All Wheat 14 Winter Wheat 33 Beef Cows 40
Spring Wheat 9 Oats 8 Milk Cows 42
Alfalfa Hay 56 Other Hay 25 Hogs & Pigs 37
Sunflower 13 CRP 1/ 24 Sheep 63
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 19,000 71 1,349,000 bu
Soybeans 3,400 27 91,800 bu
All Wheat 92,100 26 2,429,100 bu
Winter Wheat 11,500 29 333,500 bu
Spring Wheat 80,600 26 2,095,600 bu
Oats 7,300 60 438,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 19,000 1.80 34,200 tons
Other Hay 29,000 1.40 40,600 tons
Sunflower 22,500 1,549 34,845,000 pounds
29,314 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $20,270
Livestock & Related Products $17,437
Total Receipts $37,707
Government Payments $3,628
All Cash Receipts 1/ $43,285
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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