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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.         81,798      5
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           880     20
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                223,000    100
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    114,350     92
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $19,529,500     85
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $10,412,150     93
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          48.34     16
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        39.28     14

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                  13,000     94
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998               12,600     94
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    48.0     44
         PROD-BU.                       605,000     91
         FARM VALUE                  $1,600,000     91
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       12,600     81
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  48.0     36
         PROD. - BU.                    605,000     73
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.                1/

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          26,000     39
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  25,000     39
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 120.0     51
         PROD. - BU.                  2,994,000     40
         FARM VALUE                  $5,844,800     40
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    600     62
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 21.2     21
         PROD. - TONS                    12,700     50
         FARM VALUE                    $232,000     50

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           5,300     98
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   5,000     98
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  88.0     38
         PROD. - BU.                    442,400     94
         FARM VALUE                    $779,400     94
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             5,000     63
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  88.0     27
         PROD. - BU.                    442,400     60
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    100     82
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 15.0     45
         PROD. - TONS                     1,500     86
         FARM VALUE                     $21,800     86

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              1/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          37,000     29
  ACRES HARVESTED                        34,900     29
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  34.0     64
         PROD. - BU.                  1,187,000     22
         FARM VALUE                  $6,467,000     22
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            34,900     29
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  34.0     17
         PROD. - BU.                  1,187,000     20

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         3,100     86
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.2     94
         PROD. - TONS                     9,800     92
         FARM VALUE                    $879,000     90

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        32,200     20
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.6     67
         PROD. - TONS                    50,300     25
         FARM VALUE                  $3,586,500     23

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        35,300     29
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.7     90
         PROD. - TONS                    60,100     59
         FARM VALUE                  $4,465,500     53
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG        77,000     94

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               31,300     93
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                12,000     70
         BEEF                            10,900     57
         MILK                             1,100     15
    OTHER CATTLE                         19,300     89
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     11,000     70
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                     5,200     42
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999          300     45
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $15,963,000     93
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998           $192,400     42
  SHEEP AND LAMBS-JAN. 1, 1999          $27,000     45

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                   16,798     16
       FARM VALUE                    $2,469,300     16
  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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