INDIANA'S RANK IN U.S. AGRICULTURE PERCENT RANK 1998 GENERAL QUANTITY OF U.S. 12th Number of Farms 66,000 3.0 20th Acres of Land in Farms 15,600,000 1.6 1998 CROP PRODUCTION 2nd Popcorn 1/ 254,100,000 lbs. 21.5 3rd Tomatoes for Processing 156,200 tons 1.7 4th Soybeans 235,200,000 bu. 8.5 4th Peppermint 1,104,000 lbs. 11.3 4th Cantaloupes 624,000 cwt. 2.8 5th Corn for Grain 760,350,000 bu. 7.8 5th Spearmint 110,000 lbs. 3.7 6th Watermelon 1,829,000 cwt. 5.0 6th Snap Beans for Processing 10,370 tons 1.5 7th Blueberries 3,200,000 lbs. 2.0 8th Cucumbers for Processing 12,160 tons 2.0 9th Tobacco 17,000,000 lbs. 1.1 15th Commercial Apples 52,000,000 lbs. .5 15th Winter Wheat 35,750,000 bu. 1.9 15th Tomatoes for Fresh Market 240,000 cwt. .8 16th Sweet Corn 414,000 cwt. 1.7 20th Oats 1,500,000 bu. .9 21st Rye 76,000 bu. .6 22nd Potatoes 1,600,000 cwt. .3 24th Freestone Peaches 3,800,000 lbs. .2 25th All Hay 2,690,000 tons 1.8 PERCENT RANK LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES QUANTITY OF U.S. 1st Ducks 1/ 1997 1,179,062 32.5 5th Chickens Excl. Broilers Dec 98 29,357,000 6.9 5th All Hogs Dec 98 4,050,000 6.5 16th Cattle on Feed Jan 99 165,000 1.2 16th Milk Cows Jan 99 137,000 1.5 25th Sheep and Lambs Jan 99 57,000 .8 29th Beef Cows Jan 99 283,000 .8 32nd All Cattle & Calves Jan 99 1,010,000 1.0 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 5th Total Eggs Produced 1998 5,831,000,000 7.3 6th Pig Crop 1998 6,705,000 6.4 7th Turkeys Raised 1998 13,500,000 4.8 17th Milk Production 1998 2,197,000,000 lbs. 1.4 24th Lamb Crop 1998 50,000 1.0 25th Wool Production 1997 344,000 lbs. .6 32nd Honey Production 1997 568,000 lbs. .3 34th Calf Crop 1998 380,000 1.0 1/ Ranked according to 1997 Census.