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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.         14,966     34
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           810     23
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                338,000     83
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    123,100     89
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $15,554,400     92
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $15,138,050     66
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          62.90      1
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        41.49      5

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                  17,000     89
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998               16,500     89
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    31.0    105
         PROD-BU.                       518,000     94
         FARM VALUE                  $1,335,000     94
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       16,500     66
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  31.0    102
         PROD. - BU.                    518,000     81
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.                1/

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           6,500     83
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   5,700     81
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  74.0     98
         PROD. - BU.                    420,000     88
         FARM VALUE                    $836,900     88
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    700     52
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  9.4     98
         PROD. - TONS                     6,600     79
         FARM VALUE                    $129,400     79

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           8,600     89
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   7,900     90
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  82.0     52
         PROD. - BU.                    647,000     91
         FARM VALUE                  $1,114,000     91
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             7,900     57
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  82.0     38
         PROD. - BU.                    647,000     58
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    200     74
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 11.5     87
         PROD. - TONS                     2,300     81
         FARM VALUE                     $36,000     79

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              1/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          41,000     25
  ACRES HARVESTED                        39,100     26
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  25.0     84
         PROD. - BU.                    978,000     34
         FARM VALUE                  $5,292,000     32
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            39,100     25
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  25.0     41
         PROD. - BU.                    978,000     28

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         4,100     76
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.6     39
         PROD. - TONS                    18,700     71
         FARM VALUE                  $1,572,000     67

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        48,300      7
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.6     67
         PROD. - TONS                    79,200      5
         FARM VALUE                  $5,180,500      5

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        52,400     12
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.9     80
         PROD. - TONS                    97,900     22
         FARM VALUE                  $6,752,500     25
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       200,000     29

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               55,200     46
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                25,600      5
         BEEF                            25,000      4
         MILK                               600     22
    OTHER CATTLE                         29,600     59
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999               100     35
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     23,300      5
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                     4,200     45
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999          400     37
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $28,152,000     46
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998           $155,400     45
  SHEEP AND LAMBS-JAN. 1, 1999          $35,000     37

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                   10,218     25
       FARM VALUE                    $1,502,000     25
  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.

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