| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 1997 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 7 | Soybeans | 8 | All Cattle | 64 | |||||
| All Wheat | 64 | Winter Wheat | 66 | Beef Cows | 61 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 62 | Oats | 34 | Milk Cows | 37 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 61 | Other Hay | 66 | Hogs & Pigs | 8 | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 51 | Sheep | 50 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 104,500 | 115 | 12,017,500 | bu |
| Soybeans | 107,000 | 39 | 4,173,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 2,300 | 80 | 184,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 9,000 | 3.40 | 30,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 3,000 | 1.50 | 4,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 6,484 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $68,889 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $38,571 | |||
| Total Receipts | $107,460 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,495 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $115,720 | |||
| 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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