| 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 - 2006 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 45 | Soybeans | 54 | All Cattle | 31 | |||||
| All Wheat | 51 | Winter Wheat | 36 | Beef Cows | 15 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 48 | Oats | 43 | Milk Cows | 15 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 11 | Other Hay | 39 | Hogs & Pigs | 47 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 24 | Sheep | 1 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 3,700 | 130 | 479,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 12,300 | 28 | 347,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 7,800 | 35 | 273,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 4,500 | 16 | 74,000 | bu |
| Oats | 500 | 44 | 22,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 58,000 | 1.47 | 85,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 13,000 | 1.08 | 14,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 23,568 acres were in the2006 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 56,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 34,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 589 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 55,279 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2007 | |
| 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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