| 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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 50 | Soybeans | All Cattle | 29 | ||||||
| All Wheat | 52 | Winter Wheat | 44 | Beef Cows | 15 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 47 | Oats | 48 | Milk Cows | 15 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 8 | Other Hay | 37 | Hogs & Pigs | 47 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 24 | Sheep | 1 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 3,600 | 134 | 483,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 12,100 | 27 | 326,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 8,200 | 27 | 225,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 3,900 | 26 | 101,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,400 | 25 | 84,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 52,000 | 2.59 | 134,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 23,000 | 0.95 | 21,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 22,698 acres were in the2004 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 57,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 34,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 589 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 55,279 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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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