| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 52 | Soybeans | -- | All Cattle | 28 | |||||
| All Wheat | 42 | Winter Wheat | 37 | Beef Cows | 24 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 27 | Oats | 33 | Milk Cows | 14 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 54 | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 25 | Sheep | 1 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 2,700 | 102 | 274,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 16,600 | 34 | 567,200 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 9,000 | 39 | 351,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 7,000 | 29 | 203,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,100 | 53 | 111,300 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 30,636 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 60,358 |
| Beef Cows | 28,209 |
| Milk Cows | 2,720 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 1,377 |
| All Sheep | 73,479 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $9,189 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $33,234 | |||
| Total Receipts | $42,423 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,510 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $47,830 | |||
| 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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