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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          9,158     45
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           600     44
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                380,000     72
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    247,200     32
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $39,994,300     35
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $19,325,000     47
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          40.75     33
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        30.48     45

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 103,300     55
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              100,000     53
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    54.0     19
         PROD-BU.                     5,400,000     48
         FARM VALUE                 $13,580,000     48
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       90,600     23
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  53.0     12
         PROD. - BU.                  4,845,000     21
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.             9,400     57
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  59.0      4
         PROD. - BU.                    555,000     53

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          14,900     62
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  13,300     63
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 143.0     26
         PROD. - BU.                  1,905,000     57
         FARM VALUE                  $3,506,900     58
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 7,400     40
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 165.0     31
         PROD. - BU.                  1,222,000     39
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             5,900     34
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 116.0      5
         PROD. - BU.                    683,000     24
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,100     33
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 22.0     18
         PROD. - TONS                    24,200     30
         FARM VALUE                    $459,700     30

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          50,600     25
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  48,300     25
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  98.0      8
         PROD. - BU.                  4,710,600     18
         FARM VALUE                  $7,780,100     19
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,000     31
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 16.0     34
         PROD. - TONS                    16,000     26
         FARM VALUE                    $242,300     26

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          49,600     20
  ACRES HARVESTED                        49,400     19
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  40.0     35
         PROD. - BU.                  1,957,000      6
         FARM VALUE                 $10,115,000      8
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 7,000     14
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  51.0     23
         PROD. - BU.                    360,000     15
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            42,400     22
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  38.0      6
         PROD. - BU.                  1,597,000     12

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         9,700     37
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.9     27
         PROD. - TONS                    47,300     35
         FARM VALUE                  $2,725,000     42

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        24,000     33
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.4     87
         PROD. - TONS                    32,900     42
         FARM VALUE                  $1,556,000     51

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        33,700     33
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.4     67
         PROD. - TONS                    80,200     41
         FARM VALUE                  $4,281,000     56
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       131,000     67

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               41,400     71
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                15,600     56
         BEEF                            15,200     42
         MILK                               400     31
    OTHER CATTLE                         25,800     67
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     14,400     55
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                    50,400      9
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                205,000      3

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $21,114,000     71
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998         $1,864,800      9
  CHICKENS-DEC. 1, 1998                $308,000      3

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                    6,267     34
       FARM VALUE                      $921,300     34
  EGGS-1998 (000)                        50,700      3
       FARM VALUE                    $1,975,000      3

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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