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 - 2006
Crops Livestock
Corn 35 Soybeans 41 All Cattle 1
All Wheat 8 Winter Wheat 3 Beef Cows 2
Spring Wheat 21 Oats 3 Milk Cows 32
Alfalfa Hay 2 Other Hay 1 Hogs & Pigs 17
Sunflower 18 CRP 1/ 39 Sheep 21
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2006 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 37,900 36 1,360,000 bu
Soybeans 12,300 21 254,000 bu
All Wheat 84,900 35 2,941,000 bu
Winter Wheat 61,300 37 2,268,000 bu
Spring Wheat 23,600 29 673,000 bu
Oats 6,500 55 354,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 103,000 1.11 114,300 tons
Other Hay 101,000 0.90 91,100 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
13,500 acres were in the2006 Conservation Reserve Program
1/     Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules.

 
LIVESTOCK INVENTORY
Species Number
All Cattle 1/ 127,000
Beef Cows 1/ 65,000
Milk Cows 1/ 200
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 32,795
All Sheep 2/ 3,987
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2007
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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