| BUFFALO COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 77 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 302,077 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,923 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.8 | ||||
| BUFFALO COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 77 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 302,077 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,923 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.8 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 55 | Soybeans | 45 | All Cattle | 63 | |||||
| All Wheat | 48 | Winter Wheat | 36 | Beef Cows | 63 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 47 | Oats | 65 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 66 | Other Hay | 49 | Hogs & Pigs | 58 | |||||
| Sunflower | 22 | CRP 1/ | 57 | Sheep | 61 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 7,000 | 56 | 389,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 9,900 | 25 | 242,300 | bu |
| All Wheat | 9,000 | 39 | 353,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 6,300 | 43 | 270,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 2,700 | 31 | 83,000 | bu |
| Oats | 500 | 38 | 19,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 6,000 | 0.97 | 5,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 18,000 | 0.95 | 17,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | 6,400 | 1,793 | 11,475,000 | pounds |
| 3,044 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 28,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 10,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 900 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 605 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $4,986 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $16,615 | |||
| Total Receipts | $21,601 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,368 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $25,266 | |||
| 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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