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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.         16,932     30
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           700     35
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                254,000     97
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    146,900     83
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $25,174,700     68
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $11,496,650     84
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          47.49     17
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        36.90     23

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                  13,900     92
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998               13,500     92
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    47.0     54
         PROD-BU.                       640,000     89
         FARM VALUE                  $1,675,000     89
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       13,500     74
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  47.0     46
         PROD. - BU.                    640,000     70
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.                1/

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          43,500     24
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  42,500     23
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 116.0     59
         PROD. - BU.                  4,933,000     27
         FARM VALUE                  $9,380,600     27
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    700     52
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 11.0     93
         PROD. - TONS                     7,700     73
         FARM VALUE                    $143,100     74

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          10,800     86
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  10,500     86
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  99.0      7
         PROD. - BU.                  1,038,500     78
         FARM VALUE                  $1,808,800     78
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            10,500     53
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  99.0      7
         PROD. - BU.                  1,038,500     46
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    100     82
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 10.0     93
         PROD. - TONS                     1,000    100
         FARM VALUE                     $14,800    102

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          55,500     16
  ACRES HARVESTED                        54,700     16
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  31.0     73
         PROD. - BU.                  1,705,000     12
         FARM VALUE                  $9,178,000     11
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            54,700     16
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  31.0     27
         PROD. - BU.                  1,705,000      9

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         2,400     92
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.5     84
         PROD. - TONS                     8,400     94
         FARM VALUE                    $732,000     93

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        22,000     36
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.5     76
         PROD. - TONS                    33,900     40
         FARM VALUE                  $2,184,500     39

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        24,400     54
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.7     90
         PROD. - TONS                    42,300     87
         FARM VALUE                  $2,916,500     85
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG        70,000     95

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               32,000     88
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                14,000     61
         BEEF                            13,100     46
         MILK                               900     17
    OTHER CATTLE                         18,000     93
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     12,800     61
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                    10,300     27
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $16,320,000     88
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998           $381,100     27

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                   13,399     18
       FARM VALUE                    $1,969,600     18
  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  005

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