| BUTTE COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 547 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,165,934 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 2,132 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.2 | ||||
| BUTTE COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 547 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,165,934 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 2,132 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.2 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 50 | Soybeans | 61 | All Cattle | 27 | |||||
| All Wheat | 51 | Winter Wheat | 41 | Beef Cows | 20 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 44 | Oats | 30 | Milk Cows | 12 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 9 | Other Hay | 19 | Hogs & Pigs | 54 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 23 | Sheep | 1 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 4,500 | 131 | 590,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 12,400 | 25 | 307,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 7,900 | 28 | 217,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 4,500 | 20 | 90,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,600 | 45 | 163,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 59,000 | 2.15 | 126,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 20,000 | 1.90 | 37,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 23,674 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 65,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 33,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,900 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,377 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 73,479 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $6,038 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $43,191 | |||
| Total Receipts | $49,229 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,160 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $57,329 | |||
| 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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