| TRIPP COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 654 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 930,351 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,423 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.2 | ||||
| TRIPP COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 654 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 930,351 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,423 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.2 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 42 | Soybeans | 43 | All Cattle | 2 | |||||
| All Wheat | 27 | Winter Wheat | 13 | Beef Cows | 3 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 33 | Oats | 14 | Milk Cows | 28 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 5 | Other Hay | 8 | Hogs & Pigs | 16 | |||||
| Sunflower | 9 | CRP 1/ | 43 | Sheep | 14 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 59,000 | 38 | 2,258,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 27,900 | 16 | 436,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 63,300 | 27 | 1,694,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 46,800 | 29 | 1,342,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 16,500 | 21 | 352,000 | bu |
| Oats | 6,000 | 48 | 288,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 109,000 | 1.47 | 160,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 51,000 | 1.02 | 51,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | 28,800 | 1,147 | 33,040,000 | pounds |
| 8,621 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 130,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 52,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,100 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 35,916 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 6,888 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $13,853 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $54,937 | |||
| Total Receipts | $68,790 | |||
| Government Payments | $11,360 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $88,796 | |||
| 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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