| 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 - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 9 | Soybeans | 2 | All Cattle | 8 | |||||
| All Wheat | 3 | Winter Wheat | 12 | Beef Cows | 23 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 4 | Oats | 24 | Milk Cows | 37 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 12 | Other Hay | 28 | Hogs & Pigs | 20 | |||||
| Sunflower | 17 | CRP 1/ | 14 | Sheep | 18 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 149,600 | 83 | 12,403,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 274,400 | 28 | 7,686,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 88,100 | 28 | 2,502,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 12,000 | 44 | 523,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 75,900 | 26 | 1,975,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,000 | 40 | 80,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 54,000 | 1.74 | 94,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 21,000 | 1.05 | 22,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 3,600 | 1,380 | 4,968,000 | pounds |
| 34,171 acres were in the2002 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/ | 29,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 30,286 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 5,321 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $81,571 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $51,380 | |||
| Total Receipts | $132,951 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,885 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $158,617 | |||
| 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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