| TRIPP COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 666 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,053,698 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,582 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.6 | ||||
| TRIPP COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 666 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,053,698 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,582 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.6 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2005 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 40 | Soybeans | 44 | All Cattle | 1 | |||||
| All Wheat | 10 | Winter Wheat | 5 | Beef Cows | 2 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 25 | Oats | 1 | Milk Cows | 31 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 2 | Other Hay | 1 | Hogs & Pigs | 17 | |||||
| Sunflower | 19 | CRP 1/ | 39 | Sheep | 21 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2005 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 60,700 | 56 | 3,377,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 11,300 | 19 | 219,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 88,500 | 41 | 3,655,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 63,800 | 45 | 2,861,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 24,700 | 32 | 794,000 | bu |
| Oats | 9,600 | 82 | 789,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 108,000 | 1.99 | 215,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 110,000 | 1.55 | 170,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 13,500 acres were in the2005 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 139,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 69,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 32,795 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,987 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2006 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2005 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $23,790 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $79,090 | |||
| Total Receipts | $102,880 | |||
| Government Payments | $13,072 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $126,122 | |||
| 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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