| BUFFALO COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 73 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 284,907 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,903 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.3 | ||||
| BUFFALO COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 73 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 284,907 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,903 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 54.3 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 51 | Soybeans | 45 | All Cattle | 61 | |||||
| All Wheat | 48 | Winter Wheat | 35 | Beef Cows | 60 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 41 | Oats | 59 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 65 | Other Hay | 42 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 24 | CRP 1/ | 60 | Sheep | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 7,700 | 81 | 622,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 8,400 | 24 | 200,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 13,800 | 44 | 602,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 7,900 | 50 | 393,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 5,900 | 35 | 209,000 | bu |
| Oats | 600 | 58 | 35,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 7,000 | 1.93 | 13,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 14,000 | 1.44 | 20,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 3,875 acres were in the2005 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 30,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 11,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 0 |
| All Sheep 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $6,916 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $24,634 | |||
| Total Receipts | $31,550 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,320 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $36,157 | |||
| 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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