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SPINK COUNTY
SOUTH DAKOTA



1997 AG CENSUS
Number of Farms: 647
Land in Farms (acres): 849,345
Avg Farm Size (acres): 1,313
Avg Age of Farmers: 50.6

County Seat located at Redfield SD

Spink County Latitude and Longitude:
44 degrees - 50 minutes north latitude and 98 degrees - 25 minutes west longitude


LAND MASS:

1504 squre miles (36 x 42), 944,725 acres.   Second largest east river county

FARM INFORMATION:

Number of Farms - 647
Land in Farms - 849,345 acres
Average Size of Farm - 1,313 acres


IRRIGATION:
  1997 Census Information
Number of Farms - 39
Irrigated Acres - 14,006


MACHINERY DEALERSHIPS:

Redfield Equipment Company: Case IH   (605) 472-0810
Spink County Equipment: John Deere   (605) 472-2540



FEED PLANTS, MILLS and ELEVATORS:
Dakota Best Inc.   (605) 472-2550
South Dakota Wheatgrowers - Redfield   (605) 472-2290
South Dakota Wheatgrowers - Tulare   (605) 596-4114
South Dakota Wheatgrowers - Mellette   (605) 887-3572
James Valley Farmers Elevator - Conde   (605) 382-5267





HOSPITALS
Redfield Community Memorial Hospital -
25 bed hospital and clinic - 3 docotors and 2 PA's,
Ambulance Service


ELECTRIC COSTS:
Northern Electric
1-800-529-0310

NorthWestern Public Service
1-800-245-6977


NATURAL GAS COSTS:
NorthWestern Public Service
1-800-245-6977


PROPANE:
Johnson Oil - Redfield
(605) 472-2618


WATER COSTS:
Web Water Development
1-800-658-3957

Mid Dakota Rural Water System>
1-800-439-3079


POPULATION:

Spink County - 7,454
Ashton, SD - 152
Brentford, SD - 65
Conde, SD - 187
Doland, SD - 297
Frankfort, SD - 166
Mellette, SD - 248
Northville, SD - 124
Redfield, SD - 2,897
Tulare, SD - 221
Turton, SD - 61


SCHOOLS:
Conde 56-1,
spacer71 Students (52 grade - 19 high school)
Doland 56-2,
spacer194 students (130 grade - 64 high school)
Northwestern 56-3,
spacer278 students (190 grade - 88 high school)
Redfield 56-4,
spacer719 students (463 grade - 256 high school)
Tulare 56-5,
spacer192 students (135 grade - 57 high school)



COMMODITIES 2001:
All Corn Planted:
Corn for Grain:
Corn for Sileage:
Soybeans:
Oats:
All Sunflowers:
Winter Wheat:
Spring Wheat:
Alfalfa Hay:
Corn Basis:

156,000 acres
148,000 acres, Yield - 118.7 bu., Produced - 17,568,000 bu. #2 in state
7,100 acres, Yield - 8.7 tons, Produced - 61,600 tons
287,700 acres, Yield - 31.7 bu., Produced - 9,112,000 bu. #2 in state
1,100 acres, Yield - 51.8 bu., Produced - 57,000 bu.
1,800 acres, Yield - 1,450 lbs., Produced - 2,610,000 lbs.
3,000 acres, Yield - 47.7 bu., Produced - 143,000 bu.
42,900 acres, Yield - 52.1 bu., Produced - 2,235,000 bu.
47,000 acres, Yield - 3.22 tons, Produced - 151,300 tons
-$.35 to $-.50 corn basis of Chicago Board of Trade




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Redfield SD 57469
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