| UNION COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 494 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 254,028 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 514 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.5 | ||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 494 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 254,028 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 514 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.5 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 5 | Soybeans | 5 | All Cattle | 64 | |||||
| All Wheat | 66 | Winter Wheat | 62 | Beef Cows | 61 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 63 | Oats | 32 | Milk Cows | 37 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 58 | Other Hay | 66 | Hogs & Pigs | 8 | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 39 | Sheep | 50 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 117,500 | 139 | 16,331,800 | bu |
| Soybeans | 102,500 | 43 | 4,407,500 | bu |
| All Wheat | 1,500 | 34 | 51,500 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 500 | 33 | 16,500 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,000 | 35 | 35,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,600 | 78 | 280,800 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 9,000 | 3.80 | 34,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 2,000 | 1.90 | 3,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 10,380 acres were in the 1996 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 22,525 |
| Beef Cows | 5,922 |
| Milk Cows | 764 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 56,262 |
| All Sheep | 1,431 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $61,853 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $38,342 | |||
| Total Receipts | $100,195 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,574 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $109,167 | |||
| 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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