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 - 2006
Crops Livestock
Corn 10 Soybeans 2 All Cattle 8
All Wheat 1 Winter Wheat 29 Beef Cows 21
Spring Wheat 1 Oats 44 Milk Cows 29
Alfalfa Hay 4 Other Hay 8 Hogs & Pigs 20
Sunflower 13 CRP 1/ 14 Sheep 18
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 159,300 80 12,805,000 bu
Soybeans 271,700 29 7,931,000 bu
All Wheat 108,300 41 4,419,000 bu
Winter Wheat 9,000 54 485,000 bu
Spring Wheat 99,300 40 3,934,000 bu
Oats -- -- -- bushels
Alfalfa Hay 40,000 2.53 101,000 tons
Other Hay 29,000 1.24 35,900 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
36,151 acres were in the2006 Conservation Reserve Program
1/     Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules.

 
LIVESTOCK INVENTORY
Species Number
All Cattle 1/ 81,000
Beef Cows 1/ 30,000
Milk Cows 1/ 400
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 30,286
All Sheep 2/ 5,321
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2007
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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