| UNION COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 522 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 276,588 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 530 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.5 | ||||
| UNION COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 522 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 276,588 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 530 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.5 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 6 | Soybeans | 10 | All Cattle | 53 | |||||
| All Wheat | 65 | Winter Wheat | 63 | Beef Cows | 64 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 64 | Oats | 41 | Milk Cows | 22 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 53 | Other Hay | 65 | Hogs & Pigs | 19 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 53 | Sheep | 39 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 122,600 | 163 | 19,982,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 98,800 | 45 | 4,413,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 1,600 | 72 | 115,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 9,000 | 4.22 | 38,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 1,000 | 3.00 | 3,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 5,540 acres were in the2005 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 35,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 8,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 31,542 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,460 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $64,339 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $70,236 | |||
| Total Receipts | $134,575 | |||
| Government Payments | $18,624 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $158,222 | |||
| 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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