| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 54 | Soybeans | 61 | All Cattle | 22 | |||||
| All Wheat | 41 | Winter Wheat | 29 | Beef Cows | 20 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 41 | Oats | 42 | Milk Cows | 15 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 11 | Other Hay | 36 | Hogs & Pigs | 54 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 23 | Sheep | 1 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 5,000 | 124 | 620,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 12,400 | 25 | 314,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 4,500 | 20 | 92,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 7,900 | 28 | 222,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,100 | 47 | 52,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 70,000 | 2.22 | 155,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 20,000 | 1.73 | 34,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 24,638 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 69,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 33,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,377 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 73,479 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $7,568 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $48,366 | |||
| Total Receipts | $55,934 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,370 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $64,475 | |||
| 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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