BUTTE COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 50 Soybeans 63 All Cattle 28
All Wheat 42 Winter Wheat 27 Beef Cows 24
Spring Wheat 44 Oats 43 Milk Cows 14
Alfalfa Hay 18 Other Hay 44 Hogs & Pigs 54
Sunflower 51 CRP 1/ 23 Sheep 1
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 5,000 110 550,000 bu
Soybeans -- -- -- bu
All Wheat 21,800 27 583,600 bu
Winter Wheat 13,000 30 390,000 bu
Spring Wheat 8,800 22 193,600 bu
Oats 2,800 51 142,800 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 44,000 2.10 92,400 tons
Other Hay 25,000 0.90 22,500 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
30,233 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $11,905
Livestock & Related Products $38,037
Total Receipts $49,942
Government Payments $2,548
All Cash Receipts 1/ $55,982
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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