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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.         21,994     25
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           960     15
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                314,000     88
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    155,180     77
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $23,949,200     73
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $15,776,300     60
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          49.89     10
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        38.86     16

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                  16,000     90
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998               15,600     90
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    39.0     88
         PROD-BU.                       609,000     90
         FARM VALUE                  $1,605,000     90
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       15,600     67
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  39.0     77
         PROD. - BU.                    609,000     72
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.                1/

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          22,000     45
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  20,700     44
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 103.0     73
         PROD. - BU.                  2,141,000     50
         FARM VALUE                  $4,179,600     49
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,000     40
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 15.0     62
         PROD. - TONS                    15,000     42
         FARM VALUE                    $274,100     43

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          12,400     84
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  11,500     85
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  86.0     44
         PROD. - BU.                    994,300     81
         FARM VALUE                  $1,751,700     81
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            11,500     52
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  86.0     31
         PROD. - BU.                    994,300     50
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    500     51
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 16.8     26
         PROD. - TONS                     8,400     51
         FARM VALUE                    $122,100     51

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              1/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          66,900      9
  ACRES HARVESTED                        66,500      9
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  28.0     75
         PROD. - BU.                  1,868,000      9
         FARM VALUE                 $10,178,000      7
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            66,500      9
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  28.0     30
         PROD. - BU.                  1,868,000      7

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         3,100     86
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.4     44
         PROD. - TONS                    13,700     80
         FARM VALUE                  $1,229,000     78

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        34,800     17
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.8     53
         PROD. - TONS                    62,300     10
         FARM VALUE                  $4,442,500      8

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        37,900     27
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.0     78
         PROD. - TONS                    76,000     43
         FARM VALUE                  $5,671,500     40
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       119,000     76

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               37,000     81
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                18,200     36
         BEEF                            15,700     39
         MILK                             2,500      5
    OTHER CATTLE                         18,800     91
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     16,600     36
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                    10,000     29
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999          400     37
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $18,870,000     81
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998           $370,000     29
  SHEEP AND LAMBS-JAN. 1, 1999          $35,000     37

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                   38,385      5
       FARM VALUE                    $5,642,600      5
  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  059

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