| BUTTE COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 639 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,262,390 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,976 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.6 | ||||
| BUTTE COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 639 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,262,390 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,976 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.6 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 52 | Soybeans | All Cattle | 34 | ||||||
| All Wheat | 56 | Winter Wheat | 50 | Beef Cows | 14 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 52 | Oats | 62 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 7 | Other Hay | 37 | Hogs & Pigs | 47 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 24 | Sheep | 1 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 3,500 | 123 | 431,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 4,900 | 29 | 142,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 4,000 | 21 | 83,000 | bu |
| Oats | 700 | 29 | 20,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 62,000 | 2.27 | 140,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 16,000 | 1.47 | 23,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 23,568 acres were in the2005 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 52,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 35,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | -- |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 589 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 55,279 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $8,800 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $49,474 | |||
| Total Receipts | $58,274 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,783 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $69,046 | |||
| 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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