TRIPP COUNTY

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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 27 Soybeans 39 All Cattle 2
All Wheat 19 Winter Wheat 10 Beef Cows 3
Spring Wheat 34 Oats 6 Milk Cows 26
Alfalfa Hay 2 Other Hay 1 Hogs & Pigs 16
Sunflower 11 CRP 1/ 21 Sheep 14
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 70,500 93 6,556,500 bu
Soybeans 11,200 37 414,400 bu
All Wheat 71,900 32 2,314,000 bu
Winter Wheat 52,300 36 1,882,800 bu
Spring Wheat 19,600 22 431,200 bu
Oats 11,300 58 655,400 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 84,000 2.60 218,500 tons
Other Hay 65,000 1.80 117,000 tons
Sunflower 34,400 1,615 55,560,000 pounds
32,229 acres were in the1998 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $21,511
Livestock & Related Products $39,883
Total Receipts $61,394
Government Payments $7,668
All Cash Receipts 1/ $76,621
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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