| TRIPP COUNTY | |||||
 |
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 | |||||
| |
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 - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 41 | Soybeans | 42 | All Cattle | 1 | |||||
| All Wheat | 13 | Winter Wheat | 5 | Beef Cows | 2 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 21 | Oats | 3 | Milk Cows | 28 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 6 | Other Hay | 1 | Hogs & Pigs | 17 | |||||
| Sunflower | 13 | CRP 1/ | 41 | Sheep | 21 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 52,700 | 53 | 2,775,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 21,000 | 22 | 464,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 76,200 | 46 | 3,497,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 53,000 | 46 | 2,449,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 23,200 | 45 | 1,048,000 | bu |
| Oats | 8,200 | 82 | 668,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 121,000 | 1.20 | 145,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 88,000 | 1.18 | 104,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | 9,200 | 1,144 | 10,527,000 | pounds |
| 12,580 acres were in the2004 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 150,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 67,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 700 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 32,795 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,987 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 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
For additional information call: 1-800-338-2557