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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.         11,128     39
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           690     37
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                350,000     78
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    251,700     29
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $54,911,300     13
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $12,481,300     82
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          41.06     32
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        36.40     26

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                  29,000     79
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998               28,500     79
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    56.0     10
         PROD-BU.                     1,608,000     73
         FARM VALUE                  $4,200,000     73
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       28,500     49
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  56.0      6
         PROD. - BU.                  1,608,000     41
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.                1/

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          83,500      7
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  82,200      7
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 138.0     32
         PROD. - BU.                 11,331,000     10
         FARM VALUE                 $21,547,000     10
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,000     40
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 17.0     45
         PROD. - TONS                    17,000     35
         FARM VALUE                    $315,800     37

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          20,700     68
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  20,000     68
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 103.0      3
         PROD. - BU.                  2,064,000     59
         FARM VALUE                  $3,595,000     58
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            20,000     38
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 103.0      3
         PROD. - BU.                  2,064,000     27
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    200     74
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 12.0     74
         PROD. - TONS                     2,400     79
         FARM VALUE                     $35,500     80

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                         101,500      1
  ACRES HARVESTED                       101,400      1
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  41.0     32
         PROD. - BU.                  4,116,000      1
         FARM VALUE                 $22,158,000      1
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.           101,400      1
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  41.0      2
         PROD. - BU.                  4,116,000      1

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         2,500     91
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.4     44
         PROD. - TONS                    10,900     90
         FARM VALUE                    $950,000     88

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        15,100     47
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.1     43
         PROD. - TONS                    31,600     44
         FARM VALUE                  $2,036,500     40

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        17,600     72
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.4     67
         PROD. - TONS                    42,500     86
         FARM VALUE                  $2,986,500     83
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG        59,000     97

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               30,000     96
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                 9,600     79
         BEEF                             8,700     62
         MILK                               900     17
    OTHER CATTLE                         20,400     84
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                      8,800     80
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                    22,000     19
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999        1,300     16
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $15,300,000     96
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998           $814,000     19
  SHEEP AND LAMBS-JAN. 1, 1999         $115,000     16

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                   15,920     17
       FARM VALUE                    $2,340,200     17
  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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