| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 6 | Soybeans | 12 | All Cattle | 55 | |||||
| All Wheat | 65 | Winter Wheat | Beef Cows | 65 | ||||||
| Spring Wheat | 65 | Oats | 32 | Milk Cows | 23 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 43 | Other Hay | 66 | Hogs & Pigs | 19 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 53 | Sheep | 39 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 122,200 | 172 | 20,971,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 99,000 | 42 | 4,153,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 1,800 | 107 | 192,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 11,000 | 4.44 | 48,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 1,000 | 2.40 | 2,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 5,122 acres were in the2004 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 33,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 7,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 31,542 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,460 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $54,507 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $54,174 | |||
| Total Receipts | $108,681 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,398 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $120,289 | |||
| 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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