Butler County





1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.         50,580      9
NO. OF FARMS 1998                         1,270      3
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                765,000      1
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    247,570     31
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $27,889,400     57
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $51,683,100     11
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          42.72     27
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        34.75     32

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                  63,000     70
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998               61,000     69
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    42.0     77
         PROD-BU.                     2,562,000     69
         FARM VALUE                  $6,595,000     69
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       61,000     31
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  42.0     67
         PROD. - BU.                  2,562,000     29
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.                1/

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           7,500     81
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   5,700     81
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  86.0     90
         PROD. - BU.                    490,000     84
         FARM VALUE                    $976,400     84
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,500     25
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 10.9     94
         PROD. - TONS                    16,400     38
         FARM VALUE                    $321,600     36

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          63,800     15
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  61,200     14
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  61.0     89
         PROD. - BU.                  3,757,700     25
         FARM VALUE                  $6,469,700     24
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            61,200      2
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  61.0     61
         PROD. - BU.                  3,757,700      6
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    500     51
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 15.0     45
         PROD. - TONS                     7,500     54
         FARM VALUE                    $117,500     52

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              1/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          44,600     23
  ACRES HARVESTED                        42,900     23
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  19.0     94
         PROD. - BU.                    798,000     40
         FARM VALUE                  $4,318,000     39
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            42,900     21
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  19.0     57
         PROD. - BU.                    798,000     32

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        11,600     31
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.5     84
         PROD. - TONS                    40,200     39
         FARM VALUE                  $3,379,500     30

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        60,000      1
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.3     92
         PROD. - TONS                    77,600      6
         FARM VALUE                  $5,075,500      7

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        71,600      1
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.6     97
         PROD. - TONS                   117,800     14
         FARM VALUE                  $8,455,000     14
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       483,000      2

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999              121,000      9
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                22,900     12
         BEEF                            22,500     10
         MILK                               400     31
    OTHER CATTLE                         98,100      9
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     21,400     12
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                    51,000      8
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999        1,900     10
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $61,710,000      9
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998         $1,887,000      8
  SHEEP AND LAMBS-JAN. 1, 1999         $166,000     11

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                    7,517     29
       FARM VALUE                    $1,105,000     29
  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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