Allen County





1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.         14,638     35
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           650     40
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                280,000     92
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    164,300     70
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $17,534,400     89
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $11,020,150     88
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          47.37     18
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        39.78     12

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                  28,500     80
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998               27,900     80
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    39.0     88
         PROD-BU.                     1,099,000     80
         FARM VALUE                  $2,825,000     81
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       27,900     51
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  39.0     77
         PROD. - BU.                  1,099,000     53
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.                1/

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          11,600     65
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  11,100     64
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  88.0     86
         PROD. - BU.                    972,000     68
         FARM VALUE                  $1,936,800     68
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    400     76
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 14.3     68
         PROD. - TONS                     5,700     81
         FARM VALUE                    $111,800     81

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          15,300     75
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  13,700     76
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  70.0     79
         PROD. - BU.                    957,600     82
         FARM VALUE                  $1,648,700     82
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            13,700     45
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  70.0     57
         PROD. - BU.                    957,600     52
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    100     82
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 12.0     74
         PROD. - TONS                     1,200     94
         FARM VALUE                     $18,800     94

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              1/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          76,500      7
  ACRES HARVESTED                        75,600      6
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  17.0    101
         PROD. - BU.                  1,255,000     19
         FARM VALUE                  $6,791,000     19
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            75,600      6
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  17.0     67
         PROD. - BU.                  1,255,000     17

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         3,300     82
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.2     54
         PROD. - TONS                    13,800     79
         FARM VALUE                  $1,160,000     81

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        31,000     22
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.4     87
         PROD. - TONS                    44,700     30
         FARM VALUE                  $2,923,500     28

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        34,300     31
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.7     90
         PROD. - TONS                    58,500     62
         FARM VALUE                  $4,083,500     57
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       112,000     79

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               31,800     92
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                15,100     58
         BEEF                            13,700     44
         MILK                             1,400     10
    OTHER CATTLE                         16,700     95
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     13,600     59
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                     2,700     55
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999          100     48
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $16,218,000     92
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998            $99,900     55
  SHEEP AND LAMBS-JAN. 1, 1999           $9,000     48

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                   21,532     11
       FARM VALUE                    $3,165,200     11
  EGGS-1998 (000)                            2/

1/ DATA NOT PUBLISHED FOR ALL PRACTICES BECAUSE OF
   INSUFFICIENT REPORTS OR RELATIVE UNIMPORTANCE OF
   SOME PRACTICES.

2/ DATA NOT PUBLISHED TO AVOID DISCLOSURE OF
   INDIVIDUAL REPORTS.

08/99  001

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