| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 42 | Soybeans | 42 | All Cattle | 48 | |||||
| All Wheat | 16 | Winter Wheat | 37 | Beef Cows | 40 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 8 | Oats | 12 | Milk Cows | 42 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 35 | Other Hay | 30 | Hogs & Pigs | 37 | |||||
| Sunflower | 8 | CRP 1/ | 31 | Sheep | 63 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 22,300 | 97 | 2,151,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 13,900 | 34 | 466,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 75,000 | 39 | 2,934,400 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 6,900 | 46 | 317,400 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 66,500 | 39 | 2,569,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,800 | 68 | 328,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 30,000 | 2.85 | 85,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 27,000 | 1.56 | 42,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 37,000 | 1,734 | 64,160,000 | pounds |
| 19,037 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 42,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 20,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 12,921 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 564 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $19,408 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $17,749 | |||
| Total Receipts | $37,157 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,683 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $48,441 | |||
| 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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