Findings
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:
|
-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.