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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.         21,374     26
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           780     29
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                275,000     94
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    223,650     45
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $28,132,400     56
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $23,523,350     38
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          40.54     34
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        41.81      3

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                  68,000     69
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998               66,000     68
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    37.0     97
         PROD-BU.                     2,469,000     70
         FARM VALUE                  $6,360,000     70
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       66,000     28
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  37.0     88
         PROD. - BU.                  2,469,000     31
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.                1/

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          10,800     67
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  10,500     65
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  91.0     84
         PROD. - BU.                    959,000     69
         FARM VALUE                  $1,910,900     69
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          24,400     63
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  23,700     61
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  90.0     32
         PROD. - BU.                  2,142,500     55
         FARM VALUE                  $3,688,800     54
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            23,700     28
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  90.0     24
         PROD. - BU.                  2,142,500     25
  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                         101,100      2
  ACRES HARVESTED                       100,800      2
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  25.0     84
         PROD. - BU.                  2,520,000      4
         FARM VALUE                 $13,637,000      4
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.           100,800      2
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  25.0     41
         PROD. - BU.                  2,520,000      4

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         1,100    102
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.3     53
         PROD. - TONS                     4,700    102
         FARM VALUE                    $395,000    100

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        20,300     37
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.5     76
         PROD. - TONS                    30,400     47
         FARM VALUE                  $1,988,500     44

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        21,400     63
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.6     97
         PROD. - TONS                    35,100     93
         FARM VALUE                  $2,383,500     93
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG        64,000     96

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               23,900     99
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                13,300     62
         BEEF                            13,200     45
         MILK                               100     51
    OTHER CATTLE                         10,600    103
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999               200     28
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     12,200     64
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                     2,500     56
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $12,189,000     99
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998            $92,500     56

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                    1,806     50
       FARM VALUE                      $265,500     50
  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  021

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