BUFFALO COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 43 Soybeans 40 All Cattle 62
All Wheat 53 Winter Wheat 47 Beef Cows --
Spring Wheat 45 Oats 60 Milk Cows --
Alfalfa Hay 64 Other Hay 47 Hogs & Pigs 58
Sunflower 22 CRP 1/ 52 Sheep 61
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 15,000 119 1,785,000 bu
Soybeans 4,500 35 157,500 bu
All Wheat 8,400 38 319,200 bu
Winter Wheat 3,500 38 133,000 bu
Spring Wheat 4,900 38 186,200 bu
Oats 900 52 46,800 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 12,000 1.90 22,800 tons
Other Hay 15,000 1.40 21,000 tons
Sunflower 8,000 1,513 12,100,000 pounds
6,001 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $11,515
Livestock & Related Products $13,504
Total Receipts $25,019
Government Payments $985
All Cash Receipts 1/ $26,919
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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