STATE DATA

1990 Census Population               5,544,159	  1997 Cash Receipts            $5,602,683,000
1997 Total Land Area (acres)	    22,956,877	    Livestock Receipts          $2,068,779,000
1997 Number of Farms (acres)	        57,916	    Crop Receipts               $3,533,904,000
1997 Land in Farms (acres)          15,111,022
1997 Average Size of Farm (acres)          261	  1997 Other Income               $626,726,000
                                 		    Government Payments	          $265,166,000
1997 Value of Land & Bldgs (avg/acre)	$2,064	    Imputed Income/Rent Received  $361,560,000
1997 Cropland (acres)	            12,848,950
1997 Harvested Cropland (acres)     11,716,704	  1997 Total Income             $6,229,409,000
1997 Pastureland, all types (acres)  1,254,525	    Less: Production Expenses	$5,687,451,000
1997 Woodland (acres)                1,283,246	    Realized Net Income	          $541,958,000

1998 CROPS	PLTD	    HARV    YLD	  UNIT	   PROD 	LIVESTOCK          NUMBER HEAD

Corn       5,800,000	5,550,000    137    Bu	760,350,000   Jan 1999 All Cattle    1,010,000
Soybeans   5,700,000	5,600,000     42    Bu	235,200,000      Beef Cows             283,000
Wheat	     700,000      650,000     55    Bu	 35,750,000      Milk Cows             137,000
Hay     	---	  750,000   3.59   Ton	  2,690,000   1997 All Hogs          3,972,060
Tobacco 	---	    8,500   2000   Lbs	 17,000,000   1997 All Sheep            54,227
Popcorn  	---	   78,519    ---   Lbs	214,059,865   1997 Chickens         22,731,425
					        	      1997 Turkeys           4,758,760