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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          6,586     62
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           450     73
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                428,000     62
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    150,350     82
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $21,118,050     82
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998        $9,768,950     96
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.            .00      0
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        27.88     57

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                  95,000     59
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998               89,000     62
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    53.0     25
         PROD-BU.                     4,717,000     56
         FARM VALUE                 $12,150,000     55
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       62,300     30
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  53.0     12
         PROD. - BU.                  3,304,500     28
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.            26,700     46
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  53.0     22
         PROD. - BU.                  1,412,500     43

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                             900    103
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                     700    103
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  77.0     97
         PROD. - BU.                     54,000    103
         FARM VALUE                    $102,100    103
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.               700     64
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  77.0     32
         PROD. - BU.                     54,000     64
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    200     90
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 15.5     56
         PROD. - TONS                     3,100     93
         FARM VALUE                     $59,200     93

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          31,100     45
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  30,000     43
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  87.0     41
         PROD. - BU.                  2,609,600     41
         FARM VALUE                  $4,493,000     40
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    300     63
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 13.7     58
         PROD. - TONS                     4,100     69
         FARM VALUE                     $62,400     70

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           2,000     84
  ACRES HARVESTED                         2,000     83
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  27.0     77
         PROD. - BU.                     54,000     91
         FARM VALUE                    $289,000     90
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                   400     58
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  40.0     53
         PROD. - BU.                     16,000     59
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             1,600     67
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  24.0     49
         PROD. - BU.                     38,000     67

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         9,000     43
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.0    100
         PROD. - TONS                    27,000     57
         FARM VALUE                  $2,169,500     53

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        17,900     43
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.2    100
         PROD. - TONS                    22,200     61
         FARM VALUE                  $1,670,000     48

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        26,900     48
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.8     86
         PROD. - TONS                    49,200     75
         FARM VALUE                  $3,839,500     64
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       165,000     45

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               37,500     80
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                15,350     57
         BEEF                            15,300     41
         MILK                                50     55
    OTHER CATTLE                         22,150     78
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999               300     24
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     15,600     45
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                     2,400     57
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $19,125,000     80
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998            $88,800     57

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                    1,948     48
       FARM VALUE                      $286,400     48
  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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