| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 2 | Soybeans | 1 | All Cattle | 9 | |||||
| All Wheat | 9 | Winter Wheat | 24 | Beef Cows | 16 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 4 | Oats | 46 | Milk Cows | 38 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 15 | Other Hay | 16 | Hogs & Pigs | 10 | |||||
| Sunflower | 21 | CRP 1/ | 5 | Sheep | 19 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 154,700 | 119 | 18,465,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 278,000 | 39 | 10,782,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 101,500 | 40 | 4,032,500 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 11,500 | 51 | 586,500 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 89,000 | 38 | 3,420,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,200 | 68 | 82,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 35,000 | 3.86 | 135,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 26,000 | 2.17 | 56,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 14,000 | 1,220 | 17,080,000 | pounds |
| 61,776 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 85,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 35,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 600 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 47,344 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 5,442 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $90,649 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $44,029 | |||
| Total Receipts | $134,678 | |||
| Government Payments | $34,633 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $182,979 | |||
| 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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