| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 30 | Soybeans | 45 | All Cattle | 2 | |||||
| All Wheat | 10 | Winter Wheat | 6 | Beef Cows | 3 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 34 | Oats | 16 | Milk Cows | 26 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 16 | |||||
| Sunflower | 20 | CRP 1/ | 10 | Sheep | 14 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 46,000 | 50 | 2,300,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 72,800 | 35 | 2,579,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 69,000 | 36 | 2,484,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 3,800 | 25 | 95,000 | bu |
| Oats | 7,000 | 33 | 231,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 21,200 | 1,100 | 23,330,000 | pounds |
| 51,785 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 116,127 |
| Beef Cows | 49,537 |
| Milk Cows | 1,218 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 35,916 |
| All Sheep | 6,888 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $21,376 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $47,648 | |||
| Total Receipts | $69,024 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,001 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $79,129 | |||
| 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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