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Sac River Basin - Crops
Hay production dominates crops
grown in the Sac River Basin. Soybean is the second largest crop produced in terms of
acres harvested. Corn, winter wheat, and
sorghum are also grown in smaller quantities.
Hay
In 2002, there were 433,000 acres of hay
(826,000 tons) harvested in the Sac River Basin. This
is over one and a half billion pounds of hay! The top three hay producing counties in
Missouri in 2002 were in the Sac River Basin - they are: Polk, Lawrence, and Greene
counties. http://agebb.missouri.edu/mass/farmfact/crops/hay/haymap.htm.
Hay harvested in the Sac River Basin in 2002
| County |
Acres
|
Tons |
| Dade |
52,000 |
100,000 |
| Cedar |
50,000 |
95,000 |
| Polk |
94,000 |
186,000 |
| Greene |
90,000 |
172,000 |
| St.
Clair |
52,000 |
100,000 |
| Lawrence |
95,000 |
173,000 |
| Total: |
433,000 |
826,000 |
Soybeans
In 2002, over 64,000 acres of soybeans were
harvested in counties within the Sac River Basin. St.
Clair and Dade counties produced the most soybeans.
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mass/farmfact/crops/soybean/sbmap.htm.
Soybeans harvested in the Sac River Basin in 2002
| County |
Acres harvested |
| Dade |
25,000 |
| Cedar |
4,300 |
| Polk |
1,100 |
| Greene |
500 |
| St.
Clair |
26,200 |
| Lawrence
|
7,200 |
|
Total |
64,300 |
Corn
In 2002, almost 23,000 acres of corn were grown
in counties located in the Sac River Basin. St.
Clair and Dade counties grew the largest yield of corn from the Sac River Basin.
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mass/farmfact/crops/corn/crmap.htm.
Corn harvested in the Sac River Basin in
2002
|
County |
Acres
harvested |
| Dade |
7,100 |
| Cedar |
1,600 |
| Polk |
1,600 |
| St.
Clair |
9,500 |
| Lawrence
|
2,800 |
|
Total |
22,600 |
Winter Wheat
In 2002, almost 38,000 acres of winter wheat
were grown in counties within the Sac River Basin. Dade
County, located almost entirely within the Sac River Basin, grew the most wheat compared
to other counties in the Sac River Basin.
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mass/farmfact/crops/wheat/whmap.htm.
Winter Wheat harvested in the Sac River
Basin in 2002
|
County |
Acres
harvested |
| Dade |
18,300 |
| Cedar |
800 |
| Polk |
800 |
| Greene |
500 |
| St.
Clair |
12,400 |
| Lawrence
|
4,900 |
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Total |
37,700 |
Sorghum
In 2002, sorghum was harvested from about 5,000
acres in Dade County and 2,300 acres in St. Clair County.
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mass/farmfact/crops/grnsorg/index.htm.
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