| 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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 53 | Soybeans | -- | All Cattle | 28 | |||||
| All Wheat | 51 | Winter Wheat | 40 | Beef Cows | 24 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 43 | Oats | 60 | Milk Cows | 14 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 12 | Other Hay | 31 | Hogs & Pigs | 54 | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 32 | Sheep | 1 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 5,000 | 106 | 530,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 14,800 | 28 | 420,900 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 7,300 | 33 | 240,900 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 7,500 | 24 | 180,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,000 | 54 | 54,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 51,000 | 2.60 | 132,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 20,000 | 1.70 | 34,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 18,550 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $6,591 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $35,317 | |||
| Total Receipts | $41,908 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,249 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $48,479 | |||
| 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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