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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.         30,453     17
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           250    100
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                162,000    103
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                     69,650    100
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $11,623,000     98
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998        $8,994,450    100
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          38.49     40
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        31.98     40

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                  19,000     85
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998               18,500     84
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    45.0     62
         PROD-BU.                       840,000     84
         FARM VALUE                  $2,225,000     84
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       18,500     57
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  45.0     56
         PROD. - BU.                    840,000     58
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.                1/

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           5,000     87
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   4,600     87
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 120.0     51
         PROD. - BU.                    552,000     80
         FARM VALUE                  $1,077,600     79
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    400     76
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 13.5     75
         PROD. - TONS                     5,400     84
         FARM VALUE                     $98,700     84

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           8,500     90
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   8,000     89
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  83.0     49
         PROD. - BU.                    661,800     90
         FARM VALUE                  $1,165,900     90
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             8,000     56
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  83.0     36
         PROD. - BU.                    661,800     57
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    300     63
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 10.0     93
         PROD. - TONS                     3,000     73
         FARM VALUE                     $43,600     74

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              1/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          12,100     57
  ACRES HARVESTED                        12,100     57
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  35.0     61
         PROD. - BU.                    424,000     54
         FARM VALUE                  $2,310,000     54
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            12,100     47
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  35.0     13
         PROD. - BU.                    424,000     43

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         7,500     48
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.2     54
         PROD. - TONS                    31,700     47
         FARM VALUE                  $2,842,500     37

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        17,400     44
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.4     87
         PROD. - TONS                    25,100     56
         FARM VALUE                  $1,789,500     47

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        24,900     52
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.3     71
         PROD. - TONS                    56,800     66
         FARM VALUE                  $4,632,000     52
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG        91,000     87

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               20,200    103
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                 8,600     87
         BEEF                             8,200     63
         MILK                               400     31
    OTHER CATTLE                         11,600    101
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                      7,900     86
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                    24,000     17
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $10,302,000    103
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998           $888,000     17

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                    7,057     31
       FARM VALUE                    $1,037,400     31
  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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