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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 44 Soybeans 42 All Cattle 50
All Wheat 13 Winter Wheat 33 Beef Cows 40
Spring Wheat 8 Oats 8 Milk Cows 42
Alfalfa Hay 57 Other Hay 33 Hogs & Pigs 37
Sunflower 10 CRP 1/ 28 Sheep 63
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 23,000 90 2,070,000 bu
Soybeans 8,900 29 258,100 bu
All Wheat 79,700 37 2,927,700 bu
Winter Wheat 11,700 41 479,700 bu
Spring Wheat 68,000 36 2,448,000 bu
Oats 9,700 64 620,800 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 22,000 1.80 39,600 tons
Other Hay 25,000 1.30 32,500 tons
Sunflower 30,100 1,949 58,665,000 pounds
26,706 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $18,329
Livestock & Related Products $14,974
Total Receipts $33,303
Government Payments $5,325
All Cash Receipts 1/ $41,075
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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