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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          4,407     75
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           370     83
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                389,000     71
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                     43,100    104
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998            $4,958,700    103
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $15,645,950     62
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          46.56     20
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        38.67     18

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                  10,000     99
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998                9,400     99
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    34.0    103
         PROD-BU.                       323,000    103
         FARM VALUE                    $830,000    103
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.        9,400     91
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  34.0     97
         PROD. - BU.                    323,000     99
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.                1/

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                             500    105
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                     500    105
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  66.0    102
         PROD. - BU.                     33,000    105
         FARM VALUE                     $65,800    105
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           3,500    101
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   3,200    101
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  54.0    100
         PROD. - BU.                    172,500    102
         FARM VALUE                    $297,000    102
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             3,200     66
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  54.0     66
         PROD. - BU.                    172,500     67
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    100     82
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 13.0     63
         PROD. - TONS                     1,300     92
         FARM VALUE                     $20,300     92

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              1/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           6,600     68
  ACRES HARVESTED                         6,100     68
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  14.0    104
         PROD. - BU.                     84,000     83
         FARM VALUE                    $455,000     82
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             6,100     57
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  14.0     73
         PROD. - BU.                     84,000     61

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         3,400     80
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.2     54
         PROD. - TONS                    14,200     77
         FARM VALUE                  $1,194,000     79

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        20,000     38
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.5     76
         PROD. - TONS                    30,600     46
         FARM VALUE                  $2,001,500     43

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        23,400     58
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.9     80
         PROD. - TONS                    44,800     81
         FARM VALUE                  $3,195,500     76
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       340,000      7

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               57,500     40
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                19,500     25
         BEEF                            19,500     17
    OTHER CATTLE                         38,000     44
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     17,800     23
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                     2,400     57
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $29,325,000     40
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998            $88,800     57

PRODUCTION
  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  019

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