| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 10 | Soybeans | 9 | All Cattle | 9 | |||||
| All Wheat | 2 | Winter Wheat | 12 | Beef Cows | 16 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 2 | Oats | 24 | Milk Cows | 43 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 32 | Other Hay | 19 | Hogs & Pigs | 10 | |||||
| Sunflower | 8 | CRP 1/ | 13 | Sheep | 19 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 130,000 | 93 | 12,090,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 134,100 | 28 | 3,754,800 | bu |
| All Wheat | 228,900 | 44 | 9,949,500 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 40,700 | 41 | 1,668,700 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 187,900 | 44 | 8,267,600 | bu |
| Oats | 6,000 | 59 | 354,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 27,000 | 2.80 | 75,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 34,000 | 1.60 | 54,300 | tons |
| Sunflower | 32,800 | 1,479 | 48,504,000 | pounds |
| 50,564 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $83,342 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $67,551 | |||
| Total Receipts | $150,893 | |||
| Government Payments | $9,075 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $173,448 | |||
| 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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