| 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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 6 | Soybeans | 14 | All Cattle | 64 | |||||
| All Wheat | 65 | Winter Wheat | 64 | Beef Cows | 61 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 63 | Oats | 27 | Milk Cows | 37 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 56 | Other Hay | 65 | Hogs & Pigs | 8 | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 55 | Sheep | 50 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 109,000 | 136 | 14,824,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 104,600 | 41 | 4,288,600 | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 2,900 | 87 | 252,300 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 9,000 | 4.50 | 40,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 2,000 | 2.00 | 4,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 4,789 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $46,814 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $31,336 | |||
| Total Receipts | $78,150 | |||
| Government Payments | $10,007 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $92,778 | |||
| 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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