| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 34 | Soybeans | 40 | All Cattle | 2 | |||||
| All Wheat | 17 | Winter Wheat | 5 | Beef Cows | 3 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 38 | Oats | 4 | Milk Cows | 26 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 3 | Other Hay | 3 | Hogs & Pigs | 16 | |||||
| Sunflower | 11 | CRP 1/ | 12 | Sheep | 14 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 73,000 | 60 | 4,380,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 2,600 | 26 | 67,600 | bu |
| All Wheat | 82,200 | 34 | 2,812,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 73,600 | 34 | 2,502,400 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 8,600 | 36 | 309,600 | bu |
| Oats | 14,100 | 53 | 747,300 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 97,000 | 2.10 | 204,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 58,000 | 1.70 | 98,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | 26,800 | 1,410 | 37,786,000 | pounds |
| 51,169 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $20,150 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $45,341 | |||
| Total Receipts | $65,491 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,505 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $76,701 | |||
| 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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