Indiana Ranks in U.S. Agriculture

                                                                    Percent
Rank        1999 General                        Quantity            of U.S.

12th        Number of Farms                        66,000              3.0
20th        Acres of Land in Farms             15,600,000              1.6


                                                              PERCENT
RANK  1999 CROP PRODUCTION                 QUANTITY           OF U.S.

 2nd  Popcorn                           254,100,000 lbs.        21.5
 2nd  Tomatoes for Processing               215,140 tons         1.7
 4th  Soybeans                          216,450,000 bu.          8.2
 4th  Peppermint                            686,000 lbs.         9.1
 5th  Corn for Grain                    748,440,000 bu.          7.9
 5th  Cantaloupes                           576,000 cwt.         2.5
 5th  Spearmint                              86,000 lbs.         3.5
 6th  Watermelon                          1,690,000 cwt.         4.1
 7th  Blueberries                         2,900,000              1.6
 7th  Snap Beans for Processing              14,460 tons         1.2
 8th  Cucumbers for Processing                9,110 tons         1.5
 9th  Tobacco                            11,700,000 lbs.          .9
15th  Commercial Apples                  63,500,000 lbs.         0.6
15th  Winter Wheat                       33,660,000 bu.          2.0
15th  Tomatoes for Fresh Market             240,000 cwt.         0.7
16th  Sweet Corn                            415,000 cwt.         1.5
20th  Rye                                    70,000 bu.          0.6
21st  Oats                                1,625,000 bu.          1.1
23rd  Potatoes                            1,323,000 cwt.         0.3
25th  Freestone Peaches                   2,900,000 lbs.         0.1
27th  All Hay                             2,230,000 tons         1.4


                                                              PERCENT
RANK  LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES                QUANTITY           OF U.S.

 1st  Ducks (1997)                        1,179,062             32.5
 5th  Chickens Excl. Broilers            29,607,000              6.8
 5th  All Hogs                            3,250,000              5.5
14th  Cattle on Feed (Jan. 2000)            200,000              1.5
16th  Milk Cows (Jan. 2000)                 138,000              1.5
23rd  Sheep and Lambs (Jan. 2000)            53,000              1.1
31st  Beef Cows (Jan. 2000)                 257,000              0.8
32nd  All Cattle and Calves (Jan. 2000)     970,000              1.0


                                                              PERCENT
RANK  LIVESTOCK & LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS       QUANTITY           OF U.S.

 1st  Egg-Type Chicks Hatched            84,455,000             19.3
 2nd  Ice Cream Production (1998)        63,951,000 gal.         7.4
 5th  Total Eggs Produced             5,838,000,000              7.1
 6th  Pig Crop                            5,943,000              5.8
 7th  Turkeys Raised                     13,500,000              4.8
17th  Milk Production (1998)          2,179,000,000 lbs.         1.4
24th  Wool Production (1998)                370,000 lbs.         0.8
24th  Lamb Crop                              50,000              1.0
29th  Honey Production (1998)               828,000 lbs.         0.4
34th  Calf Crop                             360,000              0.9


1/  Ranked according to 1997 Census.