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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          3,787     84
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           330     87
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                407,000     67
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    230,900     38
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $49,675,700     21
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $20,153,000     46
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          26.69     64
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        24.51     66

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 100,000     56
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998               95,000     56
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    54.0     19
         PROD-BU.                     5,130,000     51
         FARM VALUE                 $13,215,000     51
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 7,300     21
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  65.0      6
         PROD. - BU.                    475,700     21
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       28,200     50
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  50.0     23
         PROD. - BU.                  1,404,300     46
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.            59,500     30
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  55.0     16
         PROD. - BU.                  3,250,000     26

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          66,300     13
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  64,200     13
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 157.0     16
         PROD. - BU.                 10,050,000     14
         FARM VALUE                 $19,924,100     13
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                51,300     12
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 180.0     18
         PROD. - BU.                  9,212,000     12
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            12,900     16
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  65.0     43
         PROD. - BU.                    838,000     21
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,800     16
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 16.9     46
         PROD. - TONS                    30,500     23
         FARM VALUE                    $563,500     25

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          23,500     64
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  22,400     64
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  70.0     79
         PROD. - BU.                  1,576,500     69
         FARM VALUE                  $2,698,500     69
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    600     44
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 10.8     92
         PROD. - TONS                     6,500     58
         FARM VALUE                     $95,700     60

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          28,800     36
  ACRES HARVESTED                        28,700     35
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  48.0     14
         PROD. - BU.                  1,365,000     16
         FARM VALUE                  $7,184,000     16
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                21,000      1
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  54.0     10
         PROD. - BU.                  1,142,400      1
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             7,700     53
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  29.0     29
         PROD. - BU.                    222,600     54

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        13,400     21
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  5.4     18
         PROD. - TONS                    72,900     18
         FARM VALUE                  $5,250,500     19

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         3,300     91
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.9     26
         PROD. - TONS                     9,700     88
         FARM VALUE                    $650,500     84

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        16,700     74
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.9     13
         PROD. - TONS                    82,600     39
         FARM VALUE                  $5,901,000     36
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG        90,000     88

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               50,400     54
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                 7,700     93
         BEEF                             7,700     66
    OTHER CATTLE                         42,700     37
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999             1,500      8
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     12,400     63
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                        2/
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $25,704,000     54

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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