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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.         29,382     18
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           810     23
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                598,000     17
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    358,300      7
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $67,431,200      5
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $39,109,700     16
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          26.12     66
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        25.96     62

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 205,000      8
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              184,000      8
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    51.0     32
         PROD-BU.                     9,384,000     10
         FARM VALUE                 $24,175,000      9
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.      130,000     12
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  52.0     15
         PROD. - BU.                  6,718,500     10
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.            54,000     33
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  49.0     36
         PROD. - BU.                  2,665,500     33

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          29,400     34
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  27,300     36
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 131.0     37
         PROD. - BU.                  3,571,000     35
         FARM VALUE                  $6,754,600     36
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                18,800     24
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 156.0     42
         PROD. - BU.                  2,928,000     24
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             8,500     25
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  76.0     34
         PROD. - BU.                    643,000     29
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,700     19
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 20.8     23
         PROD. - TONS                    35,300     17
         FARM VALUE                    $674,200     16

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          62,200     17
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  60,500     16
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  90.0     32
         PROD. - BU.                  5,459,800      7
         FARM VALUE                  $9,400,200      7
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    300     63
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 16.3     30
         PROD. - TONS                     4,900     66
         FARM VALUE                     $74,600     66

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          14,800     52
  ACRES HARVESTED                        14,100     53
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  33.0     67
         PROD. - BU.                    466,000     51
         FARM VALUE                  $2,494,000     51
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 6,800     15
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  50.0     26
         PROD. - BU.                    342,000     17
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             7,300     54
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  17.0     67
         PROD. - BU.                    124,000     58

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        56,800      1
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.9     27
         PROD. - TONS                   276,100      2
         FARM VALUE                 $22,188,000      2

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        11,400     59
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.7     59
         PROD. - TONS                    19,800     65
         FARM VALUE                  $1,489,500     52

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        68,200      2
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.3     22
         PROD. - TONS                   295,900      2
         FARM VALUE                 $23,677,500      2
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       148,000     53

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999              113,400     10
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                    2/
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                21,300     19
         BEEF                                2/
         MILK                                2/
    OTHER CATTLE                         92,100     11
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     19,000     20
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                     3,200     52
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $57,834,000     10
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998           $118,400     52

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                       2/
  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  009

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