| 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 - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 49 | Soybeans | 47 | All Cattle | 60 | |||||
| All Wheat | 56 | Winter Wheat | 49 | Beef Cows | 57 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 49 | Oats | 58 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 60 | Other Hay | 61 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 29 | CRP 1/ | 61 | Sheep | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 2,300 | 100 | 230,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 3,000 | 18 | 55,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 3,100 | 21 | 66,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,900 | 25 | 48,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,200 | 15 | 18,000 | bu |
| Oats | 300 | 30 | 9,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 6,000 | 1.15 | 6,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 10,000 | 0.47 | 4,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | 2,500 | 840 | 2,100,000 | pounds |
| 3,122 acres were in the2002 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/ | 11,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 0 |
| All Sheep 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $2,531 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $17,820 | |||
| Total Receipts | $20,351 | |||
| Government Payments | $934 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $22,521 | |||
| 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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