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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          2,418     98
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           260     99
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                582,000     20
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                     93,450     97
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $12,737,800     96
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $29,772,350     24
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          20.17     89
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        21.99     79

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                  75,500     67
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998               60,000     70
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    45.0     62
         PROD-BU.                     2,724,000     67
         FARM VALUE                  $6,935,000     67
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 1,900     32
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  55.0     28
         PROD. - BU.                    104,000     34
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       15,000     70
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  33.0    100
         PROD. - BU.                    495,000     84
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.            43,100     38
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  49.0     36
         PROD. - BU.                  2,125,000     37

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           1,800    100
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   1,600    100
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 135.0     35
         PROD. - BU.                    216,000     97
         FARM VALUE                    $437,000     97
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 1,200     55
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 162.0     38
         PROD. - BU.                    194,000     54
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.               400     65
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  55.0     55
         PROD. - BU.                     22,000     65
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    200     90
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 27.0      4
         PROD. - TONS                     5,400     84
         FARM VALUE                     $98,100     85

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          20,000     70
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  17,400     71
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  58.0     96
         PROD. - BU.                  1,007,800     79
         FARM VALUE                  $1,765,400     80
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                   500     26
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  97.0     14
         PROD. - BU.                     48,700     27
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            16,900     41
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  57.0     64
         PROD. - BU.                    959,100     51
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,200     22
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 18.3     12
         PROD. - TONS                    22,000     15
         FARM VALUE                    $318,200     16

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                             700    101
  ACRES HARVESTED                           700    101
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  41.0     32
         PROD. - BU.                     29,000    102
         FARM VALUE                    $150,000    102
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                   700     54
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  41.0     50
         PROD. - BU.                     29,000     55
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         6,500     51
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.4     44
         PROD. - TONS                    28,800     53
         FARM VALUE                  $2,203,500     52

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         5,300     76
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.1     43
         PROD. - TONS                    11,200     85
         FARM VALUE                    $787,500     79

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        11,800     88
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.4     40
         PROD. - TONS                    40,000     90
         FARM VALUE                  $2,991,000     81
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       365,000      5

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               89,000     15
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                11,400     71
         BEEF                            11,400     54
    OTHER CATTLE                         77,600     13
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     10,400     71
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                        2/
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999          500     36
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $45,390,000     15
  SHEEP AND LAMBS-JAN. 1, 1999          $44,000     36

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.

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