| 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 | |||||
| |
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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 49 | Soybeans | 44 | All Cattle | 61 | |||||
| All Wheat | 54 | Winter Wheat | 48 | Beef Cows | 58 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 51 | Oats | Milk Cows | |||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 62 | Other Hay | 54 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 22 | CRP 1/ | 60 | Sheep | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 2,000 | 133 | 265,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 7,700 | 23 | 180,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 7,900 | 25 | 198,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 4,000 | 39 | 154,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 3,900 | 11 | 44,000 | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 4,000 | 0.57 | 2,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 10,000 | 0.74 | 7,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 3,875 acres were in the2006 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 27,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 10,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 0 |
| All Sheep 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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