INDIANA'S RANK IN U.S. AGRICULTURE PERCENT RANK 1996 GENERAL QUANTITY OF U.S. 13th Number of Farms 62,000 3.0 19th Acres of Land in Farms 15,900,000 1.6 1997 CROP PRODUCTION 1st Popcorn 1/ 246,400,000 lbs. 22.9 3rd Tomatoes for Processing 157,440 tons 1.6 4th Soybeans 237,600,000 bu. 8.7 4th Peppermint 966,000 lbs. 9.4 5th Corn for Grain 719,550,000 bu. 7.7 5th Cantaloupes 481,000 cwt. 2.0 5th Spearmint 74,000 lbs. 3.1 6th Watermelon 1,972,000 cwt. 4.8 7th Blueberries 3,600,000 lbs. 2.1 7th Snap Beans for Processing 8,960 tons 1.2 8th Tobacco 18,690,000 lbs. 1.1 9th Cucumbers for Processing 9,940 tons 1.6 14th Winter Wheat 38,280,000 bu. 2.0 14th Sweet Corn 460,000 cwt. 2.0 16th Tomatoes for Fresh Market 232,000 cwt. .6 18th Commercial Apples 50,000,000 lbs. .5 18th Oats 2,100,000 bu. 1.2 20th Rye 64,000 bu. .7 24th Freestone Peaches 3,800,000 lbs. .1 24th Potatoes 1,323,000 cwt. .3 27th All Hay 2,333,000 tons 1.5 PERCENT RANK LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES QUANTITY OF U.S. 1st Ducks 1/ 1992 1,170,154 35.0 4th Chickens Excl. Broilers Dec 97 27,189,000 6.7 5th All Hogs Dec 97 3,800,000 6.3 15th Cattle on Feed Jan 98 170,000 1.2 17th Milk Cows Jan 98 140,000 1.5 28th Sheep and Lambs Jan 98 55,000 .7 30th Beef Cows Jan 98 300,000 .9 33rd All Cattle & Calves Jan 98 1,060,000 1.1 PERCENT RANK LIVESTOCK & LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS QUANTITY OF U.S. 1st Egg-Type Chicks Hatched 1997 85,609,000 20.1 2nd Ice Cream Production 1997 61,255,000 gal. 7.2 4th Total Eggs Produced 1997 5,652,000,000 7.3 6th Pig Crop 1997 6,169,000 6.2 7th Turkeys Raised 1997 14,200,000 4.7 18th Milk Production 1997 2,189,000,000 lbs. 1.4 25th Wool Production 1997 344,000 lbs. .6 22nd Lamb Crop 1997 60,000 1.1 32nd Honey Production 1997 568,000 lbs. .3 33rd Calf Crop 1997 390,000 1.0 1/ Ranked according to 1992 Census.