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  Agriculture & Natural Resources
Welcome to the Union County
Agriculture & Natural Resources Program

John Hixson, Extension Agent, Agriculture
John Hixson
Extension Agent
Agriculture & Natural Resources
You can send me e-mail at: unio@postoffice.ag.ohio-state.edu


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All About Agr, in Union County
Upcoming Program Information
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Ag Newsletter
Weekly News
Ag. Calendar
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All About Agriculture in Union County

Union County Statistics for the Year 2000

Crops
                                   Acres
                              Harvested     Yield    Production       Rank

Corn for Grain, Bu.      49,000        153.3    7,513,300         32
Soybeans, Bu.           102,400           44.0    4,508,800         13
Wheat, Bu.                  23,000           76.7    1,764,700         17
All Hay, Ton                 9,900              3.36       33,300         51

Livestock
                                                  Number                    Rank

All Cattle & Calves(1/1/01)           12,100                          40
Milk Cows (1/1/01)                         1,700                         38
All Hogs & Pigs (1/1/01)               24,500                         19
All Sheep & Lambs (1/1/01)            2,400                         11

Number of Farms = 930
Average Farm Size = 245 Acres
Total Land in Farms - 228,000 Acres
2000 Fertilizer Deliveries = 50,380 Tons
Commercial Grain Storage Capacity = 1,799,000 bushels

1999 Cash Receipts for Marketing of Farm Commodities

Corn                                                 13,427,000
Soybeans                                          19,327,000
Wheat                                                 3,067,000
Oats & Hay                                            693,000
Other Crops                                        3,265,000
Dairy & Milk                                       4,645,000
Cattle & Calves                                   2,681,000
Hogs & Pigs                                        4,534,000
Poultry & Other Livestock                   2,401,000
Total                                                  54,041,000

Average per farm                                      58,108

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Renting Farmland
What Every Landlord Needs to Know!!

Tuesday, January 14, 2003
9 am - 12 Noon

Liberty Township Hall
21463 State Route 347
Raymond OH 43040
(Next to Raymond Elementary School)

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All educational programs conducted by Ohio State University Extension are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, age, disability or Vietnam-era veteran status.

Keith L. Smith, Associate Vice President for Ag. Admin. and Director, OSU Extension TDD No. 800-589-8292 (Ohio only) or 614-292-1868
Updated: December, 2002