| 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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 47 | Soybeans | 46 | All Cattle | 62 | |||||
| All Wheat | 53 | Winter Wheat | 45 | Beef Cows | -- | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 45 | Oats | 64 | Milk Cows | -- | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 64 | Other Hay | 27 | Hogs & Pigs | 58 | |||||
| Sunflower | 22 | CRP 1/ | 54 | Sheep | 61 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 11,000 | 123 | 1,353,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 4,100 | 32 | 131,200 | bu |
| All Wheat | 7,900 | 32 | 248,500 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,900 | 35 | 136,500 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 4,000 | 28 | 112,000 | bu |
| Oats | 100 | 52 | 5,200 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 8,000 | 2.50 | 20,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 24,000 | 1.60 | 38,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | 9,300 | 1,594 | 14,820,000 | pounds |
| 5,186 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $6,507 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $11,755 | |||
| Total Receipts | $18,262 | |||
| Government Payments | $1,480 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $20,879 | |||
| 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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