| 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 - 2003 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 37 | Soybeans | 41 | All Cattle | 1 | |||||
| All Wheat | 15 | Winter Wheat | 8 | Beef Cows | 2 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 25 | Oats | 3 | Milk Cows | 22 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 1 | Other Hay | 2 | Hogs & Pigs | 17 | |||||
| Sunflower | 8 | CRP 1/ | 64 | Sheep | 21 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2003 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 57,000 | 50 | 2,855,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 18,600 | 18 | 328,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 69,400 | 40 | 2,747,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 54,400 | 40 | 2,170,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 15,000 | 39 | 577,000 | bu |
| Oats | 8,800 | 71 | 626,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 143,000 | 1.73 | 247,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 91,000 | 1.29 | 117,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 17,000 | 1,010 | 17,170,000 | pounds |
| 353 acres were in the2003 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 129,000 |
| 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, 2004 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $16,920 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $60,730 | |||
| Total Receipts | $77,650 | |||
| Government Payments | $11,397 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $97,580 | |||
| 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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