| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 2 | Soybeans | 2 | All Cattle | 8 | |||||
| All Wheat | 10 | Winter Wheat | 20 | Beef Cows | 18 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 11 | Oats | 41 | Milk Cows | 38 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 12 | Other Hay | 12 | Hogs & Pigs | 10 | |||||
| Sunflower | 34 | CRP 1/ | 14 | Sheep | 19 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 148,000 | 119 | 17,568,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 287,700 | 33 | 9,405,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 45,900 | 52 | 2,378,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,000 | 48 | 143,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 42,900 | 52 | 2,235,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,100 | 52 | 57,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 47,000 | 3.22 | 151,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 34,000 | 1.71 | 58,300 | tons |
| Sunflower | 1,800 | 1,450 | 2,610,000 | pounds |
| 34,165 acres were in the2001 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/ | 35,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 47,344 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 5,442 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $85,038 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $58,223 | |||
| Total Receipts | $143,261 | |||
| Government Payments | $31,425 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $190,086 | |||
| 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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