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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          3,327     91
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           380     82
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                328,000     85
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                     46,000    103
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998            $4,938,000    104
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $12,792,650     79
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          43.99     23
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        37.08     22

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                   7,000    104
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998                6,800    104
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    34.0    103
         PROD-BU.                       232,000    104
         FARM VALUE                    $600,000    104
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.        6,800    102
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  34.0     97
         PROD. - BU.                    232,000    102
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.                1/

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           1,200    102
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   1,100    101
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  71.0    100
         PROD. - BU.                     78,000    101
         FARM VALUE                    $155,400    101
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           5,200     99
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   3,900    100
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  59.0     93
         PROD. - BU.                    229,300    100
         FARM VALUE                    $394,800    101
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             3,900     65
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  59.0     62
         PROD. - BU.                    229,300     65
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    100     82
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 17.0     20
         PROD. - TONS                     1,700     82
         FARM VALUE                     $26,600     82

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              1/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          11,100     58
  ACRES HARVESTED                        10,200     58
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  19.0     94
         PROD. - BU.                    190,000     70
         FARM VALUE                  $1,028,000     70
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            10,200     52
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  19.0     57
         PROD. - BU.                    190,000     56

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         4,700     68
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.6     79
         PROD. - TONS                    17,100     74
         FARM VALUE                  $1,437,500     71

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        19,000     41
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.0    105
         PROD. - TONS                    19,200     66
         FARM VALUE                  $1,256,000     61

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        23,700     56
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.5    100
         PROD. - TONS                    36,300     91
         FARM VALUE                  $2,693,500     87
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       272,000     12

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               45,100     59
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                    2/
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                18,600     33
         BEEF                                2/
         MILK                                2/
    OTHER CATTLE                         26,500     63
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     17,300     29
  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    $23,001,000     59

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.

08/99  049

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