| SPINK COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 682 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 911,373 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,336 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.8 | ||||
| SPINK COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 682 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 911,373 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,336 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.8 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 3 | Soybeans | 2 | All Cattle | 9 | |||||
| All Wheat | 2 | Winter Wheat | 24 | Beef Cows | 18 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 1 | Oats | 53 | Milk Cows | 29 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 7 | Other Hay | 31 | Hogs & Pigs | 20 | |||||
| Sunflower | 11 | CRP 1/ | 14 | Sheep | 18 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 179,500 | 128 | 23,043,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 254,200 | 34 | 8,544,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 130,000 | 49 | 6,314,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 23,900 | 41 | 981,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 106,100 | 50 | 5,333,000 | bu |
| Oats | 800 | 76 | 61,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 42,000 | 3.35 | 140,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 23,000 | 1.21 | 27,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 36,151 acres were in the2005 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 83,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 32,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 30,286 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 5,321 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $104,103 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $66,002 | |||
| Total Receipts | $170,105 | |||
| Government Payments | $30,359 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $218,995 | |||
| 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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