| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 6 | Soybeans | 7 | All Cattle | 9 | |||||
| All Wheat | 9 | Winter Wheat | 20 | Beef Cows | 16 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 5 | Oats | 29 | Milk Cows | 43 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 10 | |||||
| Sunflower | 6 | CRP 1/ | 13 | Sheep | 19 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 100,000 | 77 | 7,700,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 112,500 | 31 | 3,487,500 | bu |
| All Wheat | 82,500 | 34 | 2,822,600 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 24,100 | 42 | 1,012,200 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 58,400 | 31 | 1,810,400 | bu |
| Oats | 2,300 | 65 | 149,500 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 66,700 | 1,107 | 73,860,000 | pounds |
| 50,372 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 80,821 |
| Beef Cows | 34,769 |
| Milk Cows | 424 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 47,344 |
| All Sheep | 5,442 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $76,593 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $71,136 | |||
| Total Receipts | $147,729 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,633 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $168,186 | |||
| 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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