SPINK COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 5 Soybeans 2 All Cattle 9
All Wheat 3 Winter Wheat 14 Beef Cows 16
Spring Wheat 2 Oats 31 Milk Cows 43
Alfalfa Hay 31 Other Hay 17 Hogs & Pigs 10
Sunflower 11 CRP 1/ 11 Sheep 19
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 130,000 105 13,650,000 bu
Soybeans 182,500 36 6,570,000 bu
All Wheat 157,600 30 4,754,000 bu
Winter Wheat 26,000 31 806,000 bu
Spring Wheat 131,600 30 3,948,000 bu
Oats 3,300 58 191,400 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 27,000 3.10 83,700 tons
Other Hay 31,000 1.70 52,700 tons
Sunflower 39,200 1,195 46,850,000 pounds
50,466 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $102,182
Livestock & Related Products $43,679
Total Receipts $145,861
Government Payments $9,012
All Cash Receipts 1/ $164,645
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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