| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 8 | Soybeans | 15 | All Cattle | 64 | |||||
| All Wheat | 64 | Winter Wheat | 62 | Beef Cows | 65 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 64 | Oats | 20 | Milk Cows | 33 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 57 | Other Hay | 66 | Hogs & Pigs | 8 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 56 | Sheep | 50 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 99,700 | 133 | 13,275,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 118,500 | 36 | 4,272,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 400 | 48 | 19,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 2,700 | 75 | 202,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 9,000 | 4.67 | 42,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 1,000 | 2.00 | 2,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 3,780 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 25,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 7,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 900 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 56,262 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,431 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $47,442 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $36,018 | |||
| Total Receipts | $83,460 | |||
| Government Payments | $15,785 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $104,151 | |||
| 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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