| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 4 | Soybeans | 2 | All Cattle | 10 | |||||
| All Wheat | 3 | Winter Wheat | 16 | Beef Cows | 20 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 1 | Oats | 32 | Milk Cows | 38 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 8 | Other Hay | 11 | Hogs & Pigs | 20 | |||||
| Sunflower | 11 | CRP 1/ | 14 | Sheep | 18 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 178,900 | 107 | 19,202,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 271,600 | 26 | 7,152,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 107,900 | 55 | 5,979,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 26,100 | 56 | 1,457,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 81,800 | 55 | 4,522,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,700 | 80 | 215,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 57,000 | 2.58 | 146,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 26,000 | 1.94 | 50,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | 7,500 | 1,785 | 13,386,000 | pounds |
| 35,274 acres were in the2003 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 78,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 30,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 30,286 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 5,321 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $89,479 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $51,271 | |||
| Total Receipts | $140,750 | |||
| Government Payments | $19,738 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $176,048 | |||
| 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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