| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 46 | Soybeans | 45 | All Cattle | 62 | |||||
| All Wheat | 44 | Winter Wheat | 33 | Beef Cows | 63 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 42 | Oats | 61 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 66 | Other Hay | 46 | Hogs & Pigs | 58 | |||||
| Sunflower | 29 | CRP 1/ | 54 | Sheep | 61 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 14,700 | 94 | 1,374,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 11,400 | 56 | 632,600 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 7,700 | 58 | 446,600 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 3,700 | 50 | 186,000 | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 5,000 | 2.60 | 13,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 21,000 | 1.29 | 27,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 4,900 | 1,796 | 8,800,000 | pounds |
| 3,850 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 27,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 9,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 900 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 605 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $8,578 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $14,921 | |||
| Total Receipts | $23,499 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,550 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $27,257 | |||
| 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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