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HE-9, Animal Waste Summary 1997

Hogs

Cattle

Poultry

Sheep

Total Animals

Number of Head

572

29,115

5,862

3,558

39,107

Amount of Waste (tons per year)

1,100

380,000

280

1,400

380,000

Volume of Waste (gallons per year)

260,000

90,000,000

68,000

7,400

91,000,000

Amount of Nitrogen in Waste (pounds per year)

13,000

3,900,000

340,000

30,000

4,000,000

Nitrogen Lost to Atmosphere (pounds per year)

9,600

1,200,000

2,100

22,000

1,200,000

Amount of Phosphorous in Waste (pounds per year)

4,500

870,000

2,700

6,100

880,000

Change in Animal Waste:
Percent change from 1987-1997

-71%

-27%

+ 104%

+58%

- 27%

 

The source for all charts on this page is:  www.scorecard.org

See Definitions of Animal Waste Categories

Note:  County totals are compiled using 1997 Census of Agriculture data.

 

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