| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 44 | Soybeans | 45 | All Cattle | 62 | |||||
| All Wheat | 50 | Winter Wheat | 42 | Beef Cows | -- | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 42 | Oats | 57 | Milk Cows | -- | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 66 | Other Hay | 65 | Hogs & Pigs | 58 | |||||
| Sunflower | 24 | CRP 1/ | 52 | Sheep | 61 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 14,500 | 94 | 1,363,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 12,300 | 37 | 456,300 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 6,300 | 41 | 258,300 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 6,000 | 33 | 198,000 | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 8,000 | 1.60 | 12,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 9,000 | 0.80 | 7,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | 5,900 | 1,646 | 9,714,000 | pounds |
| 6,001 acres were in the 1996 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 26,527 |
| Beef Cows | Not Disclosed |
| Milk Cows | Not Disclosed |
| Hogs & Pigs | 900 |
| All Sheep | 605 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $7,842 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $10,312 | |||
| Total Receipts | $18,154 | |||
| Government Payments | $841 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $20,207 | |||
| 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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