| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 47 | Soybeans | 44 | All Cattle | 62 | |||||
| All Wheat | 48 | Winter Wheat | 32 | Beef Cows | 60 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 49 | Oats | 62 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 57 | Other Hay | 46 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 16 | CRP 1/ | 58 | Sheep | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 8,400 | 112 | 939,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 10,000 | 35 | 349,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 11,800 | 44 | 524,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 9,700 | 46 | 441,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 2,100 | 40 | 83,000 | bu |
| Oats | 200 | 40 | 8,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 9,000 | 2.11 | 19,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 15,000 | 1.18 | 17,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | 4,300 | 1,744 | 7,499,000 | pounds |
| 3,792 acres were in the2004 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 25,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 11,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 0 |
| All Sheep 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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