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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          3,021     96
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           280     95
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                368,000     75
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                     60,750    102
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998            $9,137,200    102
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $29,769,350     25
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          44.80     22
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        34.04     33

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                  13,000     94
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998               12,500     95
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    45.0     62
         PROD-BU.                       567,000     92
         FARM VALUE                  $1,500,000     92
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       12,500     82
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  45.0     56
         PROD. - BU.                    567,000     79
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.                1/

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           4,700     89
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   3,800     90
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 104.0     70
         PROD. - BU.                    396,000     89
         FARM VALUE                    $773,100     89
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    700     52
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 15.6     55
         PROD. - TONS                    10,900     58
         FARM VALUE                    $199,100     60

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           6,300     96
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   5,900     96
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  64.0     85
         PROD. - BU.                    378,600     97
         FARM VALUE                    $667,000     97
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             5,900     60
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  64.0     59
         PROD. - BU.                    378,600     64
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    300     63
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 17.0     20
         PROD. - TONS                     5,100     65
         FARM VALUE                     $74,200     67

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              1/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          18,200     49
  ACRES HARVESTED                        18,100     48
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  33.0     67
         PROD. - BU.                    590,000     46
         FARM VALUE                  $3,215,000     46
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            18,100     40
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  33.0     21
         PROD. - BU.                    590,000     36

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         5,200     60
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.1     98
         PROD. - TONS                    16,300     76
         FARM VALUE                  $1,462,000     70

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        14,000     50
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.2    100
         PROD. - TONS                    17,300     72
         FARM VALUE                  $1,233,500     63

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        19,200     67
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.8     86
         PROD. - TONS                    33,600     95
         FARM VALUE                  $2,695,500     86
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       337,000      9

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               63,500     30
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                    2/
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                16,700     48
         BEEF                                2/
         MILK                                2/
    OTHER CATTLE                         46,800     30
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     14,800     51
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                        2/
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999          400     37
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $32,385,000     30
  SHEEP AND LAMBS-JAN. 1, 1999          $35,000     37

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.

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