| SPINK COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 647 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 849,345 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,313 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.6 | ||||
| SPINK COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 647 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 849,345 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,313 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.6 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 2 | Soybeans | 1 | All Cattle | 8 | |||||
| All Wheat | 10 | Winter Wheat | 24 | Beef Cows | 16 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 7 | Oats | 32 | Milk Cows | 38 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 17 | Other Hay | 20 | Hogs & Pigs | 10 | |||||
| Sunflower | 31 | CRP 1/ | 15 | Sheep | 19 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 179,000 | 126 | 22,609,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 307,300 | 38 | 11,515,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 77,000 | 47 | 3,587,800 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 12,900 | 52 | 676,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 64,000 | 46 | 2,909,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,200 | 69 | 151,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 40,000 | 2.81 | 112,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 23,000 | 1.64 | 37,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 3,200 | 1,850 | 5,920,000 | pounds |
| 29,501 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 91,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 36,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 600 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 47,344 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 5,442 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $99,742 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $52,002 | |||
| Total Receipts | $151,744 | |||
| Government Payments | $34,673 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $201,135 | |||
| 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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