| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 50 | Soybeans | 56 | All Cattle | 40 | |||||
| All Wheat | 54 | Winter Wheat | 41 | Beef Cows | 19 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 51 | Oats | 53 | Milk Cows | 11 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 7 | Other Hay | 53 | Hogs & Pigs | 47 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 24 | Sheep | 1 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 3,700 | 128 | 474,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 13,000 | 25 | 329,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 9,500 | 28 | 269,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 3,500 | 17 | 60,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,700 | 28 | 75,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 70,000 | 2.25 | 157,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 9,000 | 1.42 | 12,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 23,494 acres were in the2003 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 46,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 31,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,100 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 589 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 55,279 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $5,592 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $38,333 | |||
| Total Receipts | $43,925 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,690 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $52,797 | |||
| 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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