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 - 2004
Crops Livestock
Corn 2 Soybeans 2 All Cattle 8
All Wheat 3 Winter Wheat 10 Beef Cows 20
Spring Wheat 1 Oats 41 Milk Cows 32
Alfalfa Hay 2 Other Hay 19 Hogs & Pigs 20
Sunflower 10 CRP 1/ 14 Sheep 18
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 186,800 144 26,979,000 bu
Soybeans 268,000 35 9,301,000 bu
All Wheat 113,200 66 7,516,000 bu
Winter Wheat 27,600 71 1,948,000 bu
Spring Wheat 85,500 65 5,565,000 bu
Oats 1,400 91 127,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 49,000 3.49 171,000 tons
Other Hay 25,000 1.66 41,500 tons
Sunflower 7,900 1,800 14,220,000 pounds
36,102 acres were in the2004 Conservation Reserve Program
1/     Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules.

 
LIVESTOCK INVENTORY
Species Number
All Cattle 1/ 86,000
Beef Cows 1/ 30,000
Milk Cows 1/ 500
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 30,286
All Sheep 2/ 5,321
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2005
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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