| 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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 7 | Soybeans | 1 | All Cattle | 9 | |||||
| All Wheat | 10 | Winter Wheat | 25 | Beef Cows | 16 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 3 | Oats | 48 | Milk Cows | 43 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 29 | Other Hay | 18 | Hogs & Pigs | 10 | |||||
| Sunflower | 15 | CRP 1/ | 5 | Sheep | 19 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 129,000 | 111 | 14,319,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 216,000 | 35 | 7,560,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 125,300 | 32 | 3,982,100 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 16,300 | 37 | 603,100 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 109,000 | 31 | 3,379,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,400 | 61 | 146,400 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 26,000 | 3.30 | 85,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 27,000 | 1.80 | 48,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | 19,600 | 1,441 | 28,240,000 | pounds |
| 61,769 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $67,086 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $36,605 | |||
| Total Receipts | $103,691 | |||
| Government Payments | $17,182 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $133,739 | |||
| 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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