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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.         26,004     21
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           730     31
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                547,000     28
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    150,560     81
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $20,017,200     84
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $22,440,550     41
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          25.41     69
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        21.80     80

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 123,000     41
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998               97,000     55
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    47.0     54
         PROD-BU.                     4,598,000     58
         FARM VALUE                 $11,845,000     58
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       33,600     44
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  45.0     56
         PROD. - BU.                  1,497,500     43
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.            63,400     28
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  49.0     36
         PROD. - BU.                  3,100,500     27

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           2,700     98
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   2,400     95
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  71.0    100
         PROD. - BU.                    171,000     99
         FARM VALUE                    $323,400     99
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                   200     62
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 140.0     58
         PROD. - BU.                     28,000     62
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             2,200     55
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  65.0     43
         PROD. - BU.                    143,000     55
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    200     90
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 10.0     96
         PROD. - TONS                     2,000     95
         FARM VALUE                     $38,200     96

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          32,200     43
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  31,000     41
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  73.0     72
         PROD. - BU.                  2,248,300     51
         FARM VALUE                  $3,870,900     49
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    600     44
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 17.8     16
         PROD. - TONS                    10,700     38
         FARM VALUE                    $163,000     36

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           1,300     92
  ACRES HARVESTED                         1,300     92
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  42.0     24
         PROD. - BU.                     54,000     91
         FARM VALUE                    $289,000     90
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             1,300     69
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  42.0      1
         PROD. - BU.                     54,000     64

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         5,100     62
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.8     31
         PROD. - TONS                    24,700     60
         FARM VALUE                  $1,985,000     58

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        10,800     64
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.5     76
         PROD. - TONS                    16,500     75
         FARM VALUE                  $1,241,500     62

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        15,900     76
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.6     57
         PROD. - TONS                    41,200     89
         FARM VALUE                  $3,226,500     75
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       229,000     21

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               67,900     27
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                25,300      6
         BEEF                            24,700      5
         MILK                               600     22
    OTHER CATTLE                         42,600     38
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     22,800      7
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                     1,000     68
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $34,629,000     27
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998            $37,000     68

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                   10,383     23
       FARM VALUE                    $1,526,300     23
  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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