| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 33 | Soybeans | 39 | All Cattle | 2 | |||||
| All Wheat | 19 | Winter Wheat | 10 | Beef Cows | 3 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 33 | Oats | 14 | Milk Cows | 28 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 2 | Other Hay | 5 | Hogs & Pigs | 16 | |||||
| Sunflower | 10 | CRP 1/ | 38 | Sheep | 14 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 69,000 | 63 | 4,330,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 27,800 | 21 | 596,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 67,800 | 36 | 2,433,400 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 53,800 | 38 | 2,044,400 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 14,000 | 28 | 389,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,500 | 49 | 270,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 100,000 | 2.67 | 267,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 60,000 | 1.47 | 88,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 29,800 | 1,397 | 41,625,000 | pounds |
| 13,269 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 126,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 50,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 35,916 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 6,888 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $18,059 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $48,194 | |||
| Total Receipts | $66,253 | |||
| Government Payments | $12,353 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $86,637 | |||
| 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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