| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 34 | Soybeans | 43 | All Cattle | 1 | |||||
| All Wheat | 28 | Winter Wheat | 5 | Beef Cows | 3 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 37 | Oats | 4 | Milk Cows | 30 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 1 | Other Hay | 1 | Hogs & Pigs | 16 | |||||
| Sunflower | 7 | CRP 1/ | 42 | Sheep | 14 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 69,000 | 65 | 4,480,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 34,200 | 17 | 592,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 34,300 | 33 | 1,135,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 23,500 | 32 | 749,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 10,700 | 36 | 384,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,700 | 63 | 294,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 132,000 | 2.43 | 320,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 68,000 | 1.58 | 107,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | 32,400 | 1,387 | 44,924,000 | pounds |
| 10,378 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 136,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 54,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 900 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 35,916 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 6,888 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $19,256 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $63,663 | |||
| Total Receipts | $82,919 | |||
| Government Payments | $13,881 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $105,845 | |||
| 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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