| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 47 | Soybeans | 45 | All Cattle | 59 | |||||
| All Wheat | 50 | Winter Wheat | 36 | Beef Cows | 57 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 46 | Oats | 64 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 66 | Other Hay | 58 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 28 | CRP 1/ | 61 | Sheep | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 9,100 | 85 | 776,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 7,100 | 23 | 165,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 15,700 | 28 | 443,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 12,400 | 29 | 354,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 3,300 | 27 | 89,000 | bu |
| Oats | 300 | 20 | 6,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 7,000 | 0.80 | 5,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 9,000 | 1.13 | 10,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | 2,900 | 989 | 2,869,000 | pounds |
| 3,220 acres were in the2003 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/ | 0 |
| All Sheep 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $5,353 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $20,352 | |||
| Total Receipts | $25,705 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,924 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $29,709 | |||
| 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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