| 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 - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 50 | Soybeans | All Cattle | 34 | ||||||
| All Wheat | 57 | Winter Wheat | 46 | Beef Cows | 18 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 61 | Oats | 55 | Milk Cows | 14 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 15 | Other Hay | 58 | Hogs & Pigs | 47 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 25 | Sheep | 1 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 1,100 | 112 | 123,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 4,500 | 13 | 57,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,800 | 14 | 52,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 700 | 7 | 5,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,200 | 12 | 14,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 49,000 | 1.64 | 80,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 6,000 | 1.17 | 7,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 22,942 acres were in the2002 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 55,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 33,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,100 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 589 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 55,279 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $4,537 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $40,281 | |||
| Total Receipts | $44,818 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,146 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $53,766 | |||
| 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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