| 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 - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 42 | Soybeans | 44 | All Cattle | 1 | |||||
| All Wheat | 8 | Winter Wheat | 5 | Beef Cows | 2 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 19 | Oats | 14 | Milk Cows | 24 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 3 | Other Hay | 1 | Hogs & Pigs | 17 | |||||
| Sunflower | 11 | CRP 1/ | 41 | Sheep | 21 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 30,900 | 27 | 835,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 16,700 | 11 | 190,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 54,900 | 27 | 1,491,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 39,600 | 29 | 1,163,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 14,300 | 21 | 301,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,200 | 32 | 134,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 118,000 | 0.99 | 116,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 81,000 | 0.84 | 67,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | 18,200 | 583 | 10,616,000 | pounds |
| 11,069 acres were in the2002 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/ | 59,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,100 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 32,795 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,987 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $11,561 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $61,126 | |||
| Total Receipts | $72,687 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,206 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $88,662 | |||
| 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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