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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          4,021     81
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           450     73
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                540,000     30
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    215,780     49
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $36,536,800     41
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $26,409,890     34
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          18.22     95
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        22.26     78

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 128,000     36
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              120,000     36
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    55.0     14
         PROD-BU.                     6,600,000     35
         FARM VALUE                 $16,500,000     35
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                   500     41
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  65.0      6
         PROD. - BU.                     32,500     41
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       18,500     57
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  47.0     46
         PROD. - BU.                    874,000     56
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.           101,000     16
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  56.0     14
         PROD. - BU.                  5,693,500     12

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          57,700     18
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  56,800     18
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 117.0     57
         PROD. - BU.                  6,639,000     21
         FARM VALUE                 $12,221,600     22
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 9,900     35
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 168.0     28
         PROD. - BU.                  1,667,000     36
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            46,900      1
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 106.0     14
         PROD. - BU.                  4,972,000      1
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    600     62
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 13.2     77
         PROD. - TONS                     7,900     71
         FARM VALUE                    $145,200     72

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          23,000     66
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  21,900     66
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  94.0     16
         PROD. - BU.                  2,047,700     61
         FARM VALUE                  $3,218,100     63
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                   300     31
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  98.0     11
         PROD. - BU.                     29,400     31
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            21,600     34
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  93.0     13
         PROD. - BU.                  2,018,300     29
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    500     51
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 18.0     14
         PROD. - TONS                     9,000     47
         FARM VALUE                    $131,700     48

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           2,700     13
  ACRES HARVESTED                         2,600     13
         YIELD - LB./ACRE                 1,846      3
         PROD. - LB.                  4,800,000     10
         FARM VALUE                     483,200      9

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           2,400     79
  ACRES HARVESTED                         2,400     79
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  41.0     32
         PROD. - BU.                     98,000     79
         FARM VALUE                    $507,000     80
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 2,400     31
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  41.0     50
         PROD. - BU.                     98,000     35
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         7,600     47
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  5.6     17
         PROD. - TONS                    42,800     38
         FARM VALUE                  $2,800,000     39

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         3,000     93
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.3     18
         PROD. - TONS                     9,900     86
         FARM VALUE                    $483,500     95

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        10,600     91
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  5.0     11
         PROD. - TONS                    52,700     70
         FARM VALUE                  $3,283,500     72
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       199,000     31

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               61,700     33
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                    2/
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                17,100     43
         BEEF                                2/
         MILK                                2/
    OTHER CATTLE                         44,600     33
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     15,200     48
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                     8,100     33
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $31,467,000     33
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998           $299,700     33

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                       2/
  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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