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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          3,243     92
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           440     76
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                612,000     15
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    202,780     53
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $33,634,800     50
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $16,775,350     52
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          22.02     82
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        17.71     98

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 137,000     30
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              125,000     32
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    48.0     44
         PROD-BU.                     6,050,000     41
         FARM VALUE                 $15,155,000     43
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 4,200     27
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  60.0     20
         PROD. - BU.                    252,000     26
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       10,400     88
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  48.0     36
         PROD. - BU.                    499,000     82
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.           110,400     12
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  48.0     43
         PROD. - BU.                  5,299,000     15

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          41,400     26
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  38,900     26
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 148.0     21
         PROD. - BU.                  5,769,000     23
         FARM VALUE                 $10,620,100     24
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                26,100     21
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 184.0     12
         PROD. - BU.                  4,792,000     19
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            12,800     17
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  76.0     34
         PROD. - BU.                    977,000     19
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  2,300     12
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 13.0     79
         PROD. - TONS                    29,900     25
         FARM VALUE                    $549,400     26

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           2,400    103
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   1,700    103
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  77.0     67
         PROD. - BU.                    130,100    103
         FARM VALUE                    $204,500    103
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                   900     21
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  88.0     22
         PROD. - BU.                     79,000     21
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.               800     68
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  64.0     59
         PROD. - BU.                     51,100     69
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    500     51
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 15.0     45
         PROD. - TONS                     7,500     54
         FARM VALUE                    $109,800     56

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          20,000      2
  ACRES HARVESTED                        18,900      2
         YIELD - LB./ACRE                 1,659      7
         PROD. - LB.                 31,350,000      2
         FARM VALUE                   3,057,800      2

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           2,500     78
  ACRES HARVESTED                         2,500     78
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  49.0     13
         PROD. - BU.                    122,000     75
         FARM VALUE                    $632,000     75
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 2,500     29
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  49.0     30
         PROD. - BU.                    122,000     29
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         4,200     74
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.9     27
         PROD. - TONS                    20,700     69
         FARM VALUE                  $1,354,000     73

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         4,600     82
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.3     18
         PROD. - TONS                    15,200     79
         FARM VALUE                    $742,000     81

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         8,800     94
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.1     27
         PROD. - TONS                    35,900     92
         FARM VALUE                  $2,096,000     96
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       205,000     28

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               50,000     55
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                12,900     64
         BEEF                            12,900     49
    OTHER CATTLE                         37,100     46
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     12,000     65
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                     1,900     61
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $25,500,000     55
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998            $70,300     61

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                      362     52
       FARM VALUE                       $53,200     52
  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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