| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 54 | Soybeans | 60 | All Cattle | 27 | |||||
| All Wheat | 45 | Winter Wheat | 29 | Beef Cows | 22 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 45 | Oats | 19 | Milk Cows | 12 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 10 | Other Hay | 31 | Hogs & Pigs | 54 | |||||
| Sunflower | 52 | CRP 1/ | 29 | Sheep | 1 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 4,000 | 120 | 480,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 17,700 | 35 | 615,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 12,200 | 40 | 488,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 5,500 | 23 | 127,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,000 | 68 | 205,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 55,000 | 3.00 | 165,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 24,000 | 1.71 | 41,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 20,413 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 63,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 30,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,900 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,377 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 73,479 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $6,569 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $40,421 | |||
| Total Receipts | $46,990 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,279 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $54,860 | |||
| 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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