| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 51 | Soybeans | 46 | All Cattle | 61 | |||||
| All Wheat | 46 | Winter Wheat | 46 | Beef Cows | 57 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 44 | Oats | 60 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 64 | Other Hay | 33 | Hogs & Pigs | 58 | |||||
| Sunflower | 29 | CRP 1/ | 58 | Sheep | 61 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 8,000 | 93 | 742,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 15,200 | 16 | 238,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 5,300 | 35 | 185,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,300 | 30 | 39,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 4,000 | 37 | 146,000 | bu |
| Oats | 200 | 65 | 13,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 9,000 | 2.88 | 25,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 33,000 | 1.13 | 37,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | 5,200 | 1,294 | 6,730,000 | pounds |
| 3,087 acres were in the2001 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/ | 12,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 900 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 605 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $5,685 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $19,887 | |||
| Total Receipts | $25,572 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,679 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $29,611 | |||
| 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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