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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.         11,023     40
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           590     45
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                400,000     69
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    235,750     36
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $36,766,050     40
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $10,343,000     94
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          34.43     48
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        28.78     53

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 120,000     45
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              116,000     42
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    49.0     41
         PROD-BU.                     5,731,000     45
         FARM VALUE                 $14,420,000     45
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.      105,500     17
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  50.0     23
         PROD. - BU.                  5,222,500     16
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.            10,500     56
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  48.0     43
         PROD. - BU.                    508,500     55

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          19,300     49
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  18,300     48
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 149.0     20
         PROD. - BU.                  2,733,000     42
         FARM VALUE                  $5,031,200     42
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                11,700     31
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 167.0     30
         PROD. - BU.                  1,957,000     30
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             6,600     31
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 118.0      3
         PROD. - BU.                    776,000     23
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    600     62
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 20.3     27
         PROD. - TONS                    12,200     53
         FARM VALUE                    $231,700     51

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          58,100     19
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  55,600     19
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  93.0     18
         PROD. - BU.                  5,194,600      9
         FARM VALUE                  $8,579,500     12
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    200     74
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 13.0     63
         PROD. - TONS                     2,600     77
         FARM VALUE                     $39,400     77

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           2,300     19
  ACRES HARVESTED                         2,300     19
         YIELD - LB./ACRE                 1,174     19
         PROD. - LB.                  2,700,000     19
         FARM VALUE                     249,800     19

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          19,600     45
  ACRES HARVESTED                        19,600     44
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  46.0     20
         PROD. - BU.                    903,000     36
         FARM VALUE                  $4,667,000     37
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 6,400     19
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  56.0      6
         PROD. - BU.                    361,000     14
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            13,200     46
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  41.0      2
         PROD. - BU.                    542,000     38

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        11,200     34
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.0     58
         PROD. - TONS                    45,200     36
         FARM VALUE                  $2,604,000     43

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        11,000     61
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.7     59
         PROD. - TONS                    18,500     68
         FARM VALUE                    $875,000     77

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        22,200     62
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.9     54
         PROD. - TONS                    63,700     58
         FARM VALUE                  $3,479,000     70
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       138,000     61

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               38,500     77
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                16,900     46
         BEEF                            16,700     32
         MILK                               200     45
    OTHER CATTLE                         21,600     80
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     14,900     50
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                     5,000     43
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999          400     37
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $19,635,000     77
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998           $185,000     43
  SHEEP AND LAMBS-JAN. 1, 1999          $35,000     37

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                    3,935     42
       FARM VALUE                      $578,400     42
  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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