INDIANA'S RANK IN U.S. AGRICULTURE

                                                                      PERCENT
        RANK       1997 GENERAL			    QUANTITY	      OF U.S.  

	13th	Number of Farms			       62,000		3.0
	19th	Acres of Land in Farms	 	   15,900,000		1.6


                   1996 CROP PRODUCTION

	1st	Popcorn 1/			  186,000,000	lbs.	22.9
	3rd	Tomatoes for Processing		      180,000	tons	 1.6
	4th	Soybeans			  203,680,000	bu.	 8.5
	4th	Peppermint			      594,000	lbs.	 6.3
	5th	Corn for Grain			  670,350,000	bu.	 7.2
	5th	Cantaloupes			      595,000	cwt.	 2.7
	5th	Spearmint			       62,000	lbs.	 2.9
	6th	Watermelon			    2,088,000	cwt.	 4.7
	7th	Blueberries			    2,900,000	lbs.	 2.2
	7th	Snap Beans for Processing	        1,550	tons	  .2
	9th	Cucumbers for Processing	       10,900	tons	 1.9
	9th	Tobacco				   14,972,000	lbs.	 1.0
	14th	Sweet Corn			      462,000	cwt.	 2.0
	15th	Tomatoes for Fresh Market	      216,000	cwt.	  .1
	17th	Winter Wheat			   27,360,000	bu.	 1.9
	18th	Commercial Apples		   48,000,000	lbs.	  .5
	20th	Freestone Peaches		    2,300,000	lbs.	  .1
	21st	Rye				       44,000	bu.	  .5
	24th	Oats				    1,600,000	bu.	 1.0
	26th	Potatoes			    1,352,000	cwt.	  .3
	28th	All Hay				    2,020,000	tons	 1.4


	           LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES

	1st	Ducks  1/		1992	    1,170,154		35.0
	5th	Chickens Excl. Broilers	Dec 96	   25,448,000		 6.6
	5th	All Hogs		Dec 96	    3,750,000		 6.7
	13th	Cattle on Feed		Jan 97	      220,000		 1.7
	18th	Milk Cows		Jan 97	      140,000		 1.5
	26th	Sheep and Lambs		Jan 97	       67,000		  .8
	29th	Beef Cows		Jan 97	      320,000		  .9
	32nd	All Cattle & Calves	Jan 97	    1,150,000		 1.1

	           LIVESTOCK & LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

	1st	Egg-Type Chicks Hatched	1996	   85,959,000		21.1
	3rd	Total Eggs Produced	1996	5,666,000,000		 7.4
	5th	Ice Cream Production	1996	   45,090,000	gal.	 5.5
	5th	Pig Crop		1996	    6,298,000		 6.6
	7th	Turkeys Raised		1996	   14,000,000		 4.6
	17th	Milk Production		1996	2,166,000,000	lbs.	 1.4
	24th	Wool Production		1996	      430,000	lbs.	  .8
	24th	Lamb Crop		1996	       55,000		 1.0
	33rd	Calf Crop		1996	      410,000		 1.0
	34th	Honey Production	1996	      675,000	lbs.	  .3

	1/  Ranked according to 1992 Census