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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          5,874     67
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           460     71
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                649,000     10
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    175,100     69
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $23,641,600     75
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $23,669,950     37
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          25.86     67
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        26.21     61

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 149,000     25
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              140,000     24
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    45.0     62
         PROD-BU.                     6,356,000     38
         FARM VALUE                 $16,375,000     36
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 1,500     37
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  44.0     41
         PROD. - BU.                     66,000     38
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.      134,300     11
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  45.0     56
         PROD. - BU.                  6,108,000     14
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.             4,200     66
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  43.0     53
         PROD. - BU.                    182,000     66

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           2,800     96
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   2,500     94
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  89.0     85
         PROD. - BU.                    222,000     96
         FARM VALUE                    $440,100     96
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                   900     59
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 170.0     26
         PROD. - BU.                    153,000     58
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             1,600     58
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  43.0     64
         PROD. - BU.                     69,000     61
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    200     90
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 20.5     25
         PROD. - TONS                     4,100     91
         FARM VALUE                     $75,800     91

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           8,400     91
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   7,700     91
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  48.0    105
         PROD. - BU.                    372,900     99
         FARM VALUE                    $638,300     99
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    100     82
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 17.0     20
         PROD. - TONS                     1,700     82
         FARM VALUE                     $25,000     83

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           2,000     84
  ACRES HARVESTED                         2,000     83
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  43.0     23
         PROD. - BU.                     85,000     82
         FARM VALUE                    $447,000     83
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 1,100     46
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  54.0     10
         PROD. - BU.                     59,900     44
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.               900     73
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  28.0     30
         PROD. - BU.                     25,100     71

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         6,400     52
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.5     84
         PROD. - TONS                    22,600     64
         FARM VALUE                  $1,628,000     64

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        13,900     51
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.9      5
         PROD. - TONS                    54,000     19
         FARM VALUE                  $3,620,500     20

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        20,300     66
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.8     32
         PROD. - TONS                    76,600     42
         FARM VALUE                  $5,248,500     44
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       420,000      3

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               68,200     26
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                23,700      8
         BEEF                            23,000      6
         MILK                               700     20
    OTHER CATTLE                         44,500     34
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999               500     17
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     21,700      9
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                       400     72
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $34,782,000     26
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998            $14,800     72

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                   11,707     19
       FARM VALUE                    $1,720,900     19
  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  007

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